nodule

英 [ˈnɒdjuːl]

美 [ˈnɑːdʒuːl]

n.  (尤指植物上的)节结，小瘤

复数：nodules　

医学

BNC.23251 / COCA.20017

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指植物上的）节结，小瘤
  a small round lump or swelling, especially on a plant

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 小结节;小瘤
  Anoduleis a small round lump that can appear on your body and is a sign of an illness.
  1. In a typical case, there is a small inflamed nodule just under the skin.
     典型病例中，皮肤下面会有一个发炎的小结节。
• N-COUNT (植物的)根瘤，根结
  Anoduleis a small round lump which is found on the roots of certain plants.
  1. ...bacteria that live in root nodules on certain plants.
     寄居在某些植物根结里的细菌

英英释义

noun

• a small node
• (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment)
• small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant
  Synonym:tubercle

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