tubercle

[too-ber-kuh l, tyoo-] /ˈtu bər kəl, ˈtyu-/
noun
1.
a small rounded projection or excrescence, as on a bone or on the surface of the body.
2.
Pathology.
  1. a small, firm, rounded nodule or swelling.
  2. such a swelling as the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis.
3.
Botany. a tuberlike swelling or nodule.
Origin of tubercle
1570-80; < Latin tūberculum. See tuber1, -cle1
Examples from the web for tubercle
  • Already, attempts are being made to incorporate the tubercle design into commercial products.
  • Nothing he provided them seemed to control the tubercle bacillus flourishing in their bodies.
  • The non-articular portion of the tubercle is occasionally only feebly marked.
  • The angle is slight, and situated close to the tubercle.
  • At the lateral extremity of the condyle is a small tubercle for the attachment of the temporomandibular ligament.
British Dictionary definitions for tubercle

tubercle

/ˈtjuːbəkəl/
noun
1.
any small rounded nodule or elevation, esp on the skin, on a bone, or on a plant
2.
any small rounded pathological lesion of the tissues, esp one characteristic of tuberculosis
Word Origin
C16: from Latin tūberculum a little swelling, diminutive of tuber
Word Origin and History for tubercle
n.

1570s, from Latin tuberculum "a small swelling," diminutive of tuber "lump" (see tuber).

tubercle in Medicine

tubercle tu·ber·cle (tōō'bər-kəl, tyōō'-)
n.

  1. An anatomical nodule. Also called tuberculum.

  2. A small elevation on the surface of a tooth.

  3. A nodule or swelling, especially a mass of lymphocytes and epithelioid cells forming the characteristic granulomatous lesion of tuberculosis.

tubercle in Science
tubercle
  (t'bər-kəl)   
A small rounded projection, swelling, or lump, as on the roots of legumes or on bodily tissue, especially the cluster of inflammatory cells that form in the lungs in tuberculosis.