TUBERCLE

• (noun) a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament

  synonyms : eminence , tuberosity

• (noun) small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant

  synonyms : nodule

• (noun) a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis

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