tubercle

English

Etymology

Latin tuberculum

Noun

tubercle (plural tubercles)

(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.
(botany) A small rounded wartlike protuberance of the roots of some leguminous plants; the lip of certain orchids, cacti.
(pathology) A small rounded nodule forming the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis.

Synonyms

Translations

round nodule on a bone

Catalan: tubercle (ca) m
Finnish: nysty, tuberkkeli (fi); nystermä (on tooth)

Spanish: tubérculo (es) m

wartlike protuberance on the roots of some plants

Catalan: tubercle (ca) m
Finnish: nystyrä (fi), juurinystyrä

Spanish: tubérculo (es) m
Tagalog: litbusngi

characteristic lesion of tuberculosis

Finnish: tuberkkeli (fi)

Spanish: tubérculo (es) m

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