nodule

English

Etymology

Borrowed fromLatinnōdulus(“small knot”),fromnōdus(“knot”).Doubletofnodulus.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key):/ˈnɒdjuːl/
• (General American)IPA^(key):/ˈnɑːd͡ʒuːl/

• Audio(US):

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• Rhymes:(Received Pronunciation)-ɒdjuːl,(General American)-ɑːdʒuːl

Noun

nodule(pluralnodules)

1. A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.
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     Biotics manipulate mass effect fields using dozens of element zeronoduleswithin their nervous system that react to electric stimuli from the brain. Amplifiers allow biotics to synchronize thenodulesso they can form fields large and strong enough for practical use.

Derived terms

• extranodular
• flocculonodular
• internodular
• intranodular
• macronodule
• manganese nodule
• micronodule
• muconodular
• multinodular
• nodular
• nodulate
• nodulation
• nodulectomy
• noduliferous
• noduliform
• nodulin
• nodulize
• nodulocystic
• nodulose
• nodulous
• oligonodular
• perinodular
• pseudonodule
• reticulonodular
• Rokitansky nodule
• root nodule
• uninodular
• vocal cord nodule

Translations

rounded mass

• Catalan:nòdulm
• Finnish:noduuli(fi)
• French:nodule(fr)m
• German:Klumpen(de)m
• Latvian:mezgls(lv)
• Maori:tonatona,tona
• Polish:guzek(pl)m
• Romanian:nodul(ro)n
• Spanish:nódulo(es)

Anagrams

• edunol,Oundle,louned,Louden,louden

French

Etymology

BorrowedfromLatinnōdulus(“small knot”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Audio(Canada):

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Noun

nodulem(pluralnodules)

1. nodule,lump

Further reading

• “nodule”,inTrésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language],2012.

Anagrams

• ondule,ondulé

Latin

Noun

nōdule

1. vocativesingularofnōdulus