nodule

A rounded mass or irregular shape; a small knot or lump.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnɒdjuːl/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nōdulus (“small knot”), from nōdus (“knot”). Doublet of nodulus.

Synonyms

tubercle

node

excrescence

knob

root nodule

bump

swelling

tuberosity

prominence

protuberance

tumour

wart

tubercule

small knot

bowtie

root tubercle

bow tie

cusp

eminence

furuncle

hunch

knot

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lump

Translations

nódulo

nodulo

nòdul

Knötchen

nodule

κόνδυλος

ρόζος

nódulo

knobbeltje

bezecik

tubercle

klein gezwel

papule

tubercolo

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