Definition of Tubercle. Meaning of Tubercle. Synonyms of Tubercle

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Definition of Tubercle

Tubercle
Tubercle Tu"ber*cle, n. [L. tuberculum, dim. of tuber: cf. F. tubercule, OF. also tubercle. See Tuber.] 1. A small knoblike prominence or excrescence, whether natural or morbid; as, a tubercle on a plant; a tubercle on a bone; the tubercles appearing on the body in leprosy. 2. (Med.) A small mass or aggregation of morbid matter; especially, the deposit which accompanies scrofula or phthisis. This is composed of a hard, grayish, or yellowish, translucent or opaque matter, which gradually softens, and excites suppuration in its vicinity. It is most frequently found in the lungs, causing consumption. Tubercle bacillus (Med.), a minute vegetable organism (Bacillus tuberculosis) discovered by Koch, a German physician, in the sputum of consumptive patients and in tuberculous tissue, and believed to be the exciting cause of tubercles and tuberculosis.

Meaning of Tubercle from wikipedia

- In anatomy, a tubercle (literally 'small tuber', Latin for 'lump') is any round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth found on external or internal...
- A genital tubercle, phallic tubercle, or ****orophallic structure is a body of tissue present in the development of the reproductive system of amniotes...
- The coracoid tubercle is an anatomical feature of the pectoral skeleton in archosaurs, including maniraptoran dinosaurs. It is sometimes called the biceps...
- extremity consists of a rounded head, a narrow neck, and two short processes (tubercles, sometimes called tuberosities). The body is cylindrical in its upper...
- Darwin's tubercle (or auricular tubercle) is a congenital ear condition which often presents as a thickening on the helix at the junction of the upper...
- vertical tubercle, the posterior tubercle. The anterior tubercle of the sixth cervical vertebra is known as the carotid tubercle or Ch****aignac tubercle (for...
- Deltoid tubercle may refer to: Deltoid tubercle of spine of sca**** Deltoid tuberosity of humerus Deltoid tubercle of clavicle This disambiguation page...
- tuberosity is generally a larger tubercle. The humerus has two tubercles, the greater tubercle and the lesser tubercle. These are situated at the proximal...
- Zuckerkandl's tubercle may refer to: Zuckerkandl's tubercle (thyroid gland) Zuckerkandl's tubercle (teeth) This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated...
- tubercle is a prominent tubercle on the superior ramus of the pubis bone of the pelvis. The pubic tubercle is a prominent forward-projecting tubercle...