tubercle

英 [ˈtjuːbəkl]

美 [ˈtuːbərkl]

n.  结节; 疣粒; 小块茎; (肺)结核结节

复数：tubercles　

医学

BNC.42593 / COCA.38335

牛津词典

noun

• 结节；疣粒；小块茎
  a small round lump, especially on a bone or on the surface of an animal or plant
• （肺）结核结节
  a small swollen area in the lung caused by tuberculosis

英英释义

noun

• a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
  Synonym:tuberosityeminence
• small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant
  Synonym:nodule
• a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis

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