tubercle

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Synonyms: tubercule, tuberose, tubercled, tubercles, tubercula, tuberculo

Antonyms: tubercule, tuberose, tubercled, tubercles, tubercula, tuberculo

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|anatomy}} A round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth, especially those found on [[bone]]s for the attachment of a [[muscle]] or [[ligament]] or small elevations on the surface of a tooth.
2. {{lb|en|botany}} A small rounded wartlike protuberance of the roots of some [[leguminous]] plants; the lip of certain [[orchid]]s, [[cactus|cacti]].
3. {{lb|en|pathology}} A small rounded nodule forming the characteristic [[lesion]] of [[tuberculosis]].

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