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nod·ule N0126600 (nŏj′o͞ol)n.1. A small knotlike protuberance.2. Medicine A small, abnormal but usually benign mass of tissue, as on the thyroid gland, in the lung, or under the skin.3. Botany A small knoblike outgrowth, especially one on the roots of a leguminous plant that contains bacteria that fix nitrogen.4. Mineralogy A small rounded lump of a mineral or mixture of minerals, usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment.
[Middle English, from Latin nōdulus, diminutive of nōdus, knot; see ned- in Indo-European roots.]
nod′u·lar (nŏj′ə-lər), nod′u·lose′ (-lōs′), nod′u·lous (-ləs) adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | nodulose - having minute nodulesunshapely - not well-proportioned and pleasing in shape; "a stout unshapely woman" |
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nodulose[′näj·ə‚lōs] (biology) Having minute nodules or fine knobs. MedicalSeenodulenoduloseenUK
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