TUBERCLE


Meaning of TUBERCLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtü-bər-kəl, ˈtyü- ]

noun

Etymology: Latin tuberculum, diminutive of tuber

Date: 1578

1. : a small knobby prominence or excrescence especially on a plant or animal : nodule : as

a. : a protuberance near the head of a rib that articulates with the transverse process of a vertebra

b. : any of several prominences in the central nervous system

c. : nodule b

2. : a small abnormal discrete lump in the substance of an organ or in the skin ; especially : the specific lesion of tuberculosis

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.