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Tubercle

noun
1.
A swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis.
2.
Small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant.  Synonym: nodule.
3.
A protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament.  Synonyms: eminence, tuberosity.



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Montgomery's tubercle


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Words linked to "Tubercle" :   lesion, appendage, tuberosity, deltoid tuberosity, deltoid eminence, Montgomery's tubercle, outgrowth, process, tubercular, plant process, enation, tuberculous


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