transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnä-(ˌ)jül ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin nodulus, diminutive of nodus
Date: 15th century
: a small mass of rounded or irregular shape: as
a. : a small rounded lump of a mineral or mineral aggregate
b. : a swelling on a leguminous root that contains symbiotic bacteria
c. : a small abnormal knobby bodily protuberance (as a tumorous growth or a calcification near an arthritic joint)