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tubercle

English

Etymology

From Latin tuberculum.

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

  • tubercule
  • tuberculum
  • tuberosity
  • eminence
  • nodule

Translations

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epicondyle

English

Etymology

epi- +? condyle

Noun

epicondyle (plural epicondyles)

  1. (anatomy) A protuberance above the condyle of a bone to which ligaments or tendons are attached.

Derived terms

  • epicondylar
  • epicondylectomy
  • epicondylic
  • epicondylitis

Translations

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