tubercle

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tubercle

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Alternative forms

• tubercule, tuberculum

Etymology

From Latin tūberculum, q.v.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuːbɚkəl/

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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.

   the iliac tubercles

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

• tuberosity, eminence, nodule

Derived terms

• basal tubercle
• Darwin's tubercle
• genital tubercle
• Javan tubercle snake
• Montgomery's tubercle
• olive tubercle
• pubic tubercle
• tubercled
• tuberculoid, tuberculosis

Translations

round nodule on a bone

Catalan: tubercle (ca) m Czech: hrbolek m Dutch: tuberkel (nl) m Finnish: nysty (fi), tuberkkeli (fi); nystermä (fi) (on tooth) German: Tuberkel (de) m Latin: tūberculum n Polish: guzek (pl) m Portuguese: tubérculo (pt) m Spanish: tubérculo (es) m

wartlike protuberance on the roots of some plants

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

characteristic lesion of tuberculosis

Armenian: պալար (hy) (palar) Dutch: tuberkel (nl) m Finnish: tuberkkeli (fi) German: Tuberkel (de) m Latin: tūberculum n Portuguese: tubérculo (pt) m Spanish: tubérculo (es) m