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| tu·ber·cle [ tbərk'l ] (plural tu·ber·cles) |
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1. nodule: a small raised area on a plant or animal part
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2. small lesion: a small rounded swelling on the skin or on a mucous membrane, caused by a disease, especially a nodule in the lungs that is the characteristic symptom of tuberculosis
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| [Late 16th century. < Latin tuberculum "small swelling" < tuber "swelling"] |
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