Nodule

Word NODULE
Character 6
Hyphenation nod ule
Pronunciations /ˈnɒdjuːl/

Definitions and meanings of "Nodule"

What do we mean by nodule?

A small knotlike protuberance. noun

A small, abnormal but usually benign mass of tissue, as on the thyroid gland, in the lung, or under the skin. noun

A small knoblike outgrowth, especially one on the roots of a leguminous plant that contains bacteria that fix nitrogen. noun

A small rounded lump of a mineral or mixture of minerals, usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment. noun

A little knot or lump. noun

The peculiar knot upon the roots of leguminous and a few other plants, caused by bacteria. (See nodule-bacteria, under bacterium.) They enable the plant to use atmospheric nitrogen. See root-tubercle. noun

A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump. noun

A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump. noun

A small node noun

Small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant noun

(mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment) noun

A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.

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The word "nodule" in example sentences

A vocal cord nodule is a small, inflammatory or fibrous growth that develops on the vocal cords of people who constantly strain their voices. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A thyroid nodule is a firm lump in the thyroid gland; it may be cancerous or benign (not cancerous). ❋ Unknown (2008)

"I'd rather use the word nodule," Tom replied with his signature sense of humor. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Still, he was not prepared to open to a cash-paying public until he found the most staggering item of all: a fossil cockroach in an ironstone nodule from the upper carboniferous rocks of the Sosnowiec coalfields. ❋ Unknown (2002)

I had a thyroid nodule aka tumor that was "indeterminate" so I had to have half my thyroid removed to make sure it wasn't cancer. ❋ GreenFertility (2007)

On either side of the nodule is a thin layer of white substance, named the posterior medullary velum. ❋ Unknown (1918)

According to WIkipedia a "nodule" can be: "a small knobbly rock or mineral cluster, such as a manganese nodule; a small aggregation of cells; a lesion similar to a papule; or Root nodule, an outgrowth formed on the roots of legumes that house symbiotic bacteria that fix atmospheric nitrogen and provide it to the plant in exchange for carbon." ❋ Unknown (2009)

The doctor found a new "nodule" where the original cancer had been. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A Senator who should learn how to spell insists that NASA name their new "nodule" after Stephen Colbert. ❋ Fred Kiesche (2009)

The result is a woody perennial "nodule" that is spherical and up to 10 cm in diameter. ❋ Unknown (1984)

The centre "nodule" was found to be immediately north or to the leeward of the intersection of two crevasses, each about forty feet wide. ❋ Douglas Mawson (1920)

While a precise injection technique will supposedly minimize potential effects such as nodule formation and helped avoid persistent overcorrection, livid coloring, and asymmetry, the variation in injection techniques is immense. ❋ Dr. Arnold Klein (2010)

"nodule" can be: "a small knobbly rock or mineral cluster, such as a manganese nodule; a small aggregation of cells; a lesion similar to a papule; or Root nodule, an outgrowth formed on the roots of legumes that house symbiotic bacteria that fix atmospheric nitrogen and provide it to the plant in exchange for carbon." ❋ Unknown (2009)

Havens 'husband had his thyroid removed several years ago after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer and now Havens herself has a thyroid nodule which doctors are watching. ❋ Bruce Nilles (2010)

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