Definitions of tubercle
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small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant
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synonyms:
nodule
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type of:
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enation, plant process
a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ
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enation, plant process
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a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
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synonyms:
eminence, tuberosity
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types:
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deltoid eminence, deltoid tuberosity
a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches
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deltoid eminence, deltoid tuberosity
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a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis
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type of:
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lesion
any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part
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lesion
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