English dictionary
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English noun: tubercle | |||
| 1. | tubercle (state) a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lesion | ||
| 2. | tubercle (plant) small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant | ||
| Synonyms | nodule | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enation, plant process | ||
| 3. | tubercle (body) a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament | ||
| Synonyms | eminence, tuberosity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appendage, outgrowth, process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deltoid eminence, deltoid tuberosity | ||
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