English Explanatory Dictionary

nodule

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rounded mass or irregular shape; a small knot or lump.

Pronunciation

/ˈnɒdjuːl/ /ˈnɑd͡ʒul/ en-us-nodule.ogg

Word forms

nodule nodules

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nōdulus (“small knot”), from nōdus (“knot”). Doublet of nodulus.

Derived words

extranodular flocculonodular internodular intranodular Lisch nodule macronodule manganese nodule micronodule milker's nodule muconodular multinodular nodular nodulate nodulation nodulectomy noduled noduliferous noduliform nodulin nodulization nodulize nodulizing nodulocystic nodulose nodulous oligonodular papulonodule perinodular pseudonodule reticulonodular Rokitansky nodule root nodule uninodular vocal cord nodule
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