nodule
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed fromLatinnōdulus(“small knot”),fromnōdus(“knot”).Doubletofnodulus.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation)IPA(key):/ˈnɒdjuːl/
- (General American)IPA(key):/ˈnɑːd͡ʒuːl/
Audio(US): (file) - Rhymes:(Received Pronunciation)-ɒdjuːl,(General American)-ɑːdʒuːl
Noun
[edit]nodule(pluralnodules)
- A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.
- 2008,BioWare,Mass Effect,Redwood City: Electronic Arts,→ISBN,→OCLC,PC, scene: Biotics: Biotic Amps Codex entry:
- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]rounded mass
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]BorrowedfromLatinnōdulus(“small knot”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nodulem(pluralnodules)
Further reading
[edit]- “nodule”,inTrésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language],2012.
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Noun
[edit]nōdule
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