Associations to the word «Tubercle»
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Wiktionary
TUBERCLE, noun. (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.
TUBERCLE, noun. (botany) A small rounded wartlike protuberance of the roots of some leguminous plants; the lip of certain orchids, cacti.
TUBERCLE, noun. (pathology) A small rounded nodule forming the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis.
Dictionary definition
TUBERCLE, noun. A swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis.
TUBERCLE, noun. Small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant.
TUBERCLE, noun. A protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament.
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