tubercle
tu·bercle
noun
1.
a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis
3.
a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
Origin
Derived from Latin tūberculum. Compare tuber.
Phrases
- basal tubercle
- butchers' tubercle
- Darwin's tubercle
- genital tubercle
- Javan tubercle snake
- Montgomery's tubercle
- olive tubercle
- pubic tubercle
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