tubercle


Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

tu·ber·cle

 (to͞o′bər-kəl, tyo͞o′-)
n.
1. A small rounded projecting part or outgrowth, such as a wartlike excrescence on the roots of some leguminous plants or a knoblike process in the skin or on a bone.
2. Medicine A nodule or swelling, especially a mass of lymphocytes and epithelioid cells forming the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis.
[Latin tūberculum, diminutive of tūber, lump; see tuber.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

tubercle

(ˈtjuːbəkəl) or

tuberculum

n
1. (Botany) any small rounded nodule or elevation, esp on the skin, on a bone, or on a plant
2. (Pathology) any small rounded pathological lesion of the tissues, esp one characteristic of tuberculosis
[C16: from Latin tūberculum a little swelling, diminutive of tuber]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

tu•ber•cle

(ˈtu bər kəl, ˈtyu-)

n.
1. a small rounded projection or excrescence, as on a bone or on the surface of the body.
2.
a. a small, firm, rounded nodule or swelling.
b. such a swelling as the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis.
3. a tuberlike swelling or nodule on a plant.
[1570–80; < Latin tūberculum. See tuber1, -cle1]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

tu·ber·cle

(to͞o′bər-kəl)
A small rounded projection or swelling, as on the roots of legumes or on skin or a bone.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.tubercle - a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosistubercle - a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis
lesion - any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part
2.tubercle - small rounded wartlike protuberance on a planttubercle - small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant
nodule
plant process, enation - a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ
3.tubercle - a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligamenttubercle - a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
tuberosity, eminence
deltoid eminence, deltoid tuberosity - a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches
appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations

tubercle

[ˈtjuːbəkl] N (all senses) → tubérculo 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

tubercle

n (Bot) → Knoten m, → Knötchen nt; (Med also) → Tuberkel m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tu·ber·cle

n. tubérculo.
1. nódulo pequeño;
2. pequeña prominencia de un hueso;
3. lesión producida por el bacilo de la tuberculosis.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Mentioned in ?
References in classic literature ?
They belonged to the tubercle kind which are peculiar to the Indian seas.
View in context
They say that in consumption the tubercles sometimes occur in the brain; it's a pity I know nothing of medicine.
"Not precisely of the tubercles. Besides, she wouldn't have understood!
View in context
German scientist Robert Koch discovered the tubercle bacillus, the cause of tuberculosis.
This Day In Market History: Edison Lights Up Wall Street
When a host has first contact with tubercle bacilli, various features are observed
STUDY OF PREVALENCE OF TUBERCULOSIS AND RIFAMPICIN RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS AMONG THE SAMPLE RECEIVED AT CB-NAAT CENTER IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL ANMMCH, GAYA
If the bacteria are inhibited, rather than destroyed, the immune cells form a mass known as granuloma or tubercle. In effect, the immune cells form a wall around inactive bacteria.
TB: Still deadly as ever
distance between the Whitnall's tubercle and the base of the metoptic canal,
Metoptic Canal and Warwick's Foramen: Incidence and Morphometric Analysis by Several Reference Points in the Human Orbit
On the lateral side of each lamina, a slight crest extending from the superior thyroid tubercle to the inferior thyroid tubercle is called the oblique line.
Anatomical and Clinical Relevance of the Thyroid Foramen
Reference line design: In order to describe the mediolateral and superioinferior relationship between NEPs and the bony landmarks, the greater trochanter of femur (A), lateral epicondyle of femur (B), and pubic tubercle (C) were chosen as bony landmarks for measurement.
Localizacion de los Puntos de Entrada del Nervio de los Musculos Aductores del Muslo Mediante Tomografia Computarizada Espiral: Una Nueva Guia Anatomica para la Neurolosis Quimica en el Tratamiento de la Espasticidad Muscular
The measured parameters included total length, total width, chorionic tubercle diameter, micropyle, and micropyle annexes, for comparision with the data obtained by Linley and Chadee (1990).
Comparing the egg ultrastructure of three Psorophoraferox (Diptera: Culicidae) populations/Comparacao da ultraestrutura de ovos de tres populacoes de Psorophora ferox (Diptera: Culicidae)
The presence of pulp tissue within the cusplike tubercle may have a clinical significance (11).
Prevalence of premolars with dens evaginatus in a Taiwanese and Spanish population and related complications of the fracture of its tubercle

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?