tubercle

Noun
  1. A swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis (synset 114234922)
    is a type of: lesion - any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part
  2. Small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant (synset 113109749)
    is a type of: enation, plant process - a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ
    same as: nodule
  3. A protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament (synset 105550319)
    is a type of: appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
    subtypes: deltoid eminence, deltoid tuberosity - a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches
    same as: eminence, tuberosity

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