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单词 tubercle
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
tu•ber•cle /ˈtubɚkəl, ˈtyu-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a small rounded part sticking out or growing out from a surface, as on a bone or the body.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
tu•ber•cle  (to̅o̅bər kəl, tyo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a small rounded projection or excrescence, as on a bone or on the surface of the body.
  2. Pathology
    • a small, firm, rounded nodule or swelling.
    • such a swelling as the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis.
  3. Botanya tuberlike swelling or nodule.
  • Latin tūberculum. See tuber1, -cle1
  • 1570–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tubercle /ˈtjuːbəkəl/ n
  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
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin tūberculum a little swelling, diminutive of tuber
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