tubercle
Tiny anatomical protrusion
A tubercle is a small rounded projection or swelling, whether on a bone, plant, or other surface.
In anatomy, tubercles are nodular prominences where muscles or ligaments attach, such as the greater tubercle of the humerus.
In medicine, the term specifically refers to the characteristic small granular lesions formed in tissues affected by tuberculosis—the disease takes its name from these formations.
Tubercles also appear in botany as small wartlike growths on roots or stems.
Projection from a surface
- noduleRounded small lump
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- lumpShapeless solid mass
- knobRounded gripping fixture
outgrowth · prominence · bulge · excrescence · papule · boss · ridge · hump
Body's outer layer
- wartViral skin growth
- glandSecreting body organ
- toadWarty terrestrial amphibian
- textureSurface tactile quality
dorsal · granular · secretion · rough · bumpy · poison gland
Projection from a surface
- eminenceElevated rank or renown
- processSteps toward a result
- condyleRounded articular bone projection
- spineColumn of vertebrae
bone · rib · vertebra · clavicle · humerus · ulna · radius · phalange
Genus of tuberculosis bacteria
- bacillusCylindrical bacterial cell
- granulomaInflammatory mass walling off foreign material
- cavitationPressure-induced void creation
- pulmonaryOf the lungs
scrofula · phthisis · consumption · induration · infiltration · apex · sputum · sanatorium
protuberance
Projection from a surface
knob · outgrowth · prominence · bulge · excrescence · papule · boss · ridge · hump · elevation
skin
Body's outer layer
texture · dorsal · granular · secretion · rough · bumpy · poison gland
protuberance
Projection from a surface
spine · bone · rib · vertebra · clavicle · humerus · ulna · radius · phalange · metatarsal
mycobacterium
Genus of tuberculosis bacteria
- bacillusCylindrical bacterial cell
- granulomaInflammatory mass walling off foreign material
- cavitationPressure-induced void creation
pulmonary · scrofula · phthisis · consumption · induration · infiltration · apex · sputum · sanatorium · Koch
cuticle
Dead skin at nail base
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- carapaceProtective dorsal exoskeleton
- segmentDistinct part of whole
thorax · abdomen · tarsus · antenna · surface · ornamentation · spine · ridge
nitrogen fixation
Converting inert gas to ammonia
callus · outgrowth · swelling · stem · root · meristem · cambium · growth · nodular
- protrusionsbump, bulge, knob, lump, nub
- teethteeth, incisors, incisor, canine, canines
- bone featurescondyle, process, tuberosity, eminence, ridge
- cactus partsspines, areole, ribs, rib, stem
- growthsgrowth, growths, tumor, tumors, tumour
- bone anatomyspongy bone, bone marrow, epiphysis, periosteum, medullary cavity
tuberclesmooth surface
Plane without irregularities
flat surface · plane · evenness · flatness
- tuberculosis screeningExam for mycobacterial lung disease
- tuberculosis testDiagnostic for lung disease
- tuberculosis treatmentCare for bacterial lung disease