tubercle
a small rounded projection or excrescence, as on a bone or on the surface of the body.
Pathology.
a small, firm, rounded nodule or swelling.
such a swelling as the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis.
Botany. a tuberlike swelling or nodule.
Origin of tubercle
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How to use tubercle in a sentence
There are a number of bacilli, called acid-fast bacilli, which stain in the same way as the tubercle bacillus.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe sputum of more advanced cases resembles that of chronic bronchitis, with the addition of tubercle bacilli and elastic fibers.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThese globular masses usually contain many tubercle bacilli.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Toddtubercle bacilli are nearly always present, although animal inoculation may be necessary to detect them.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddOrdinarily, no attempt is made to identify any but the tubercle bacillus and the gonococcus.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
British Dictionary definitions for tubercle
/ (ˈtjuːbəkəl) /
any small rounded nodule or elevation, esp on the skin, on a bone, or on a plant
any small rounded pathological lesion of the tissues, esp one characteristic of tuberculosis
Origin of tubercle
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Scientific definitions for tubercle
[ tōō′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.
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