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tubercle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | eminence, tuberosity |
| Type of | appendage, outgrowth, process |
| Has types | deltoid eminence, deltoid tuberosity |
| Derivation | tubercular |
tubercle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | nodule |
| Type of | enation, plant process |
tubercle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | lesion |
| Derivation | tubercular, tuberculous |
Examples of tubercle
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More than one-third of the world's population is infected with tubercle bacilli.
From the nature.com
During the sixth week, the genital tubercle develops in front of the cloacal membrane.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Beside the tubercle are a pair of ridges called the labioscrotal swellings.
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If you're lucky, the bacilli are held tight in this lump, this tubercle.
From the guardian.co.uk
Unlike HIV, the tubercle bacillus succumbs to powerful medications.
From the time.com
The humerus of the upper arm has two tubercles, the greater tubercle and the lesser tubercle.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Alice Roberts describes the method of infection by tubercle bacilli.
From the guardian.co.uk
By 7 weeks, a fetus has a genital tubercle, urogenital groove and sinus, and labioscrotal folds.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Darwin's tubercle, is a minor malformation of the junction of the fourth and fifth hillocks of Hiss.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis
- Nodule: small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant
- Tuberosity: a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
- A tubercle is generally a wart-like projection, but it has slightly different meaning depending on which family of plants or animals it is used to refer to.
- In anatomy, a tubercle is a round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth found on bones, skin, or within the lungs in tuberculosis. They are also found on the leading edge of Humpback Whale's flippers, improving fluid flow over the flipper's surface.
- The tubercle of a rib is an eminence on the posterior surface, at the junction of the neck and body of the rib, and nearer the lower than the upper border.
- (tubercles) Small bumps found on the flippers and dorsal fins of some cetaceans (e.g., harbor and Burmeister porpoise). Also the knobs found on the head and jaws of some humpback whales. Each tubercle is also called a "stovebolt" and contains a single hair called "vibrissa".
- (Tubercles) These are wart-like projections, or rounded bumps, commonly found on lizards.
- (Tubercles) A round nodule or outgrowth which can be a distinguishing sexual characteristic and also an indicator of sexual maturity or spawning activity, more commonly seen in members of the Cyprinid family.
