nodule
A small lump, often roughly hemispherical in shapeA small lump, often roughly hemispherical in shape; a small node.
» We're going to have to do a biopsy on the nodule.
Meaning
2 sensesA small lump, often roughly hemispherical in shape; a small node.
a small node
A rounded mass or irregular shape; a small knot or lump.
Klumpen
(mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment)
Examples
4 sentencesWe're going to have to do a biopsy on the nodule.
Polymetallic nodules are potato-sized lumps found in the seabed that contain metals used in battery manufacturing and high-tech industries.
They found a nodule on Mary's thyroid.
The MRI showed a nodule in the patient's lung.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Latin nōdulus (“small knot”), from nōdus (“knot”). Doublet of nodulus.Borrowed from Latin nōdulus (“small knot”), from nōdus (“knot”). Doublet of nodulus.
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Forms
plural: nodulesSynonyms
1 synonyms- small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant:tubercle