a small rounded outgrowth or prominence, esp on a bone or on an outer part of a plant or animal; a nodule
a small abnormal lump in an organ or in the skin, esp a lesion in the lungs or other tissue that is characteristic of tuberculosis
tuberculate /tyooʹbuhkyoolayt/ adj
tuberculated /tyooʹbuhkyoolaytid/ adj
[Latin tuberculum, dimin. of tuber lump, swelling, tuber]