tubercle

English

Etymology

Latin tuberculum

Noun

tubercle (plural tubercles)

1. (anatomy) 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.
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.

Synonyms

• tubercule
• tuberculum
• tuberosity
• eminence
• nodule

Translations

round nodule on a bone

• Catalan: tubercle (ca) m
• Finnish: nysty, tuberkkeli (fi); nystermä (on tooth)
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• Spanish: tubérculo (es) m

wartlike protuberance on the roots of some plants

• Catalan: tubercle (ca) m
• Finnish: nystyrä (fi), juurinystyrä
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• Spanish: tubérculo (es) m
• Tagalog: litbusngi

characteristic lesion of tuberculosis

• Armenian: պալար (hy) (palar)
• Finnish: tuberkkeli (fi)
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• Spanish: tubérculo (es) m