tubercle

English

Alternative forms

• tubercule, tuberculum

Etymology

From Latin tuberculum, q.v.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuːbɚkəl/

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Noun

tubercle (plural tubercles)

1. (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.
2. (botany) A small rounded wartlike protuberance of the roots of some leguminous plants; the lip of certain orchids, cacti.
3. (pathology) A small rounded nodule forming the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis.

Synonyms

• tuberosity, eminence, nodule

Derived terms

• basal tubercle
• Darwin's tubercle
• genital tubercle
• olive tubercle
• pubic tubercle
• tubercled
• tuberculoid, tuberculosis

 

Translations

round nodule on a bone

• Catalan: tubercle (ca) m
• Dutch: tuberkel (nl) m
• Finnish: nysty (fi), tuberkkeli (fi); nystermä (fi) (on tooth)
• German: Tuberkel (de) m
• Latin: tūberculum n
• Polish: guzek (pl) m
• Portuguese: tubérculo (pt) m
• Spanish: tubérculo (es) m

wartlike protuberance on the roots of some plants

• Catalan: tubercle (ca) m
• Finnish: nystyrä (fi), juurinystyrä
• Portuguese: tubérculo (pt) m
• Spanish: tubérculo (es) m
• Tagalog: litbusngi

characteristic lesion of tuberculosis

• Armenian: պալար (hy) (palar)
• Dutch: tuberkel (nl) m
• Finnish: tuberkkeli (fi)
• German: Tuberkel (de) m
• Latin: tūberculum n
• Portuguese: tubérculo (pt) m
• Spanish: tubérculo (es) m