tubercle

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.2 Translations

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[edit] Noun

tubercle (plural tubercles)

1. (anatomy) A round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth found on bones especially for the attachment of a muscle or ligament. A small elevation on the surface of a tooth.
2. (botany) A small rounded wartlike protuberance of the roots of some leguminous plants; the lip of certain orchids, cacti.
3. (pathology) A small rounded nodule forming the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis.
4. (mycology) A mass of hyphae from which a mushroom is produced.

[edit] Synonyms

• tuberculum
• tuberosity
• eminence
• nodule

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