tubercle
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tubercle
- /ˈt(j)uː.bə.kəl/ UK
- /ˈt(j)u.bəɹ.kəl/ Canada, US
- /ˈt(j)ʉː.bə.kəl/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈt(j)ʉ.bəɹ.kəl/ Scotland
- /ˈʈ(j)uː.bɜː(ɾ).kel/ India
- /ˈʈ(j)uː.bəɾ.kel/ India
Rhymes with -uːbə(ɹ)kəl
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Derived from Latin tūberculum. Compare tuber.
noun tubercles · tubercule · tuberculum
- A round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth, especially those found on bones for the attachment of a muscle or ligament or small elevations on the surface of a tooth. the iliac tubercles
- A small rounded wartlike protuberance of the roots of some leguminous plants; the lip of certain orchids, cacti.
- A small rounded nodule forming the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis.
Similar: tuberosity, eminence, nodule
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noun
Similar: tuberosity, eminence, nodule
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Talk about this word "tubercle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tubercle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tubercle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tubercle "tubercle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tubercle.Cite this
@misc{tubercle_2026,
title = {tubercle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tubercle},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
