English Explanatory Dictionary

tubercle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth, especially those found on bones for the attachment of a muscle or ligament or small elevations on the surface of a tooth.
  2. A small rounded wartlike protuberance of the roots of some leguminous plants; the lip of certain orchids, cacti.
  3. A small rounded nodule forming the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis.

Pronunciation

t(y)o͞o′bər-kəl /ˈt(j)uː.bə.kəl/ /ˈt(j)u.bəɹ.kəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-tubercle.wav /ˈt(j)ʉː.bə.kəl/ /ˈt(j)ʉ.bəɹ.kəl/ /ˈʈ(j)uː.bɜː(ɾ).kel/ /ˈʈ(j)uː.bəɾ.kel/

Word forms

tubercle tubercles tubercule tuberculum

Etymology

Derived from Latin tūberculum. Compare tuber.

Synonyms

tuberosity eminence nodule

Derived words

basal tubercle Darwin's tubercle genital tubercle Javan tubercle snake Montgomery's tubercle olive tubercle pubic tubercle tubercled tuberculoid tuberculosis
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