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tubercle
tubercle definition
tu·ber·cle (to̵̅o̅′bər kəl, tyo̵̅o̅′-)
noun
any small, rounded projection or process; specif.,
- Bot. any of the wartlike growths on the roots of some plants
- Anat. a knoblike elevation, as on a bone
- Med. any abnormal hard nodule or swelling; specif., the typical nodular lesion of tuberculosis
Etymology: L tuberculum, dim. of tuber: see tuber
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