nodule

nod·ule

 (nŏj′o͞ol)

n.

1. A small knotlike protuberance.

2. Medicine A small, abnormal but usually benign mass of tissue, as on the thyroid gland, in the lung, or under the skin.

3. Botany A small knoblike outgrowth, especially one on the roots of a leguminous plant that contains bacteria that fix nitrogen.

4. Mineralogy A small rounded lump of a mineral or mixture of minerals, usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment.

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[Middle English, from Latin nōdulus, diminutive of nōdus, knot; see ned- in Indo-European roots.]

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nod′u·lar (nŏj′ə-lər), nod′u·lose′ (-lōs′), nod′u·lous (-ləs) adj.

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nodule

(ˈnɒdjuːl)

n

1. a small knot, lump, or node

2. (Botany) Also called: root nodule any of the knoblike outgrowths on the roots of clover and many other legumes: contain bacteria involved in nitrogen fixation

3. (Anatomy) anatomy any small node or knoblike protuberance

4. (Geological Science) a small rounded lump of rock or mineral substance, esp in a matrix of different rock material

[C17: from Latin nōdulus, from nōdus knot]

ˈnodular, ˈnodulose, ˈnodulous adj

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nod•ule

(ˈnɒdʒ ul)

n.

1. a small node, knot, or knob.

2. a small, rounded mass or lump.

3. tubercle (def. 3).

[1590–1600; < Latin nōdulus=nōd(us) knot + -ulus -ule]

nod′u•lar, adj.

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nod·ule

(nŏj′o͞ol)

1. Anatomy A small, usually hard mass of tissue.

2. Botany A small knob-like outgrowth found on the roots of many plants that are legumes. See more at legume.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nodule - a small node         node - any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part
	2.	nodule - small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant tubercle plant process, enation - a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ
	3.	nodule - (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment) mineralogy - the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them geode - (mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals hunk, lump - a large piece of something without definite shape; "a hunk of bread"; "a lump of coal"

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Translations

nodulo

nodule

[ˈnɒdjuːl] N → nódulo m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

nodule

n (Med, Bot) → Knötchen nt; (Geol) → Klümpchen nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

nodule

[ˈnɒdjuːl] n → nodulo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

nod·ule

n. nódulo o nudo pequeño;

solitary ___ → ___ solitario;

subcutaneous ___ → ___ subcutáneo.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

nodule

n nódulo

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