nodule
has definitions from the fields of biology,anatomy,botany,zoology
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[ noun ] (biology,anatomy) a small node
Used in print (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)The parenchyma was slightly hyperemic in the apex of the left lung , and there were several firm , gray , fibrocalcific nodules measuring as large as 3 mm. . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment)
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[ noun ] (botany,zoology) small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant
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