tubercle
A round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth, especially those found on bones…A round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth, especially those found on bones for the attachment of a muscle or ligament or small elevations on the surface of a tooth.
Meaning
3 sensesA round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth, especially those found on bones for the attachment of a muscle or ligament or small elevations on the surface of a tooth.
the iliac tubercles
Tuberkel
a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
A small rounded wartlike protuberance of the roots of some leguminous plants; the lip of certain orchids, cacti.
small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant
A small rounded nodule forming the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis.
Tuberkel
a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis
Translations
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Origin
Derived from Latin tūberculum. Compare tuber.Derived from Latin tūberculum. Compare tuber.
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Forms
plural: tuberclesSynonyms
3 synonyms- a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament:tuberosityeminence
- small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant:nodule