Definisjon av tubercle

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Noun

tubercle - a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis
lesion any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part
tubercle - a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
tuberosity, eminence
appendage, outgrowth, process a part that is joined to something larger
tubercle - small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant
nodule
plant process, enation a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ
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Substantiv

tubercle - 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.
tubercle - A small rounded wartlike protuberance of the roots of some leguminous plants; the lip of certain orchids, cacti.
tubercle - A small rounded nodule forming the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis.

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  • 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 the case of certain orchids and cacti, it denotes a round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth found on the lip. They are also known as podaria (singular podarium).

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  • Flertall: tubercles

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