tubercle

== English == === Alternative forms === tubercule, tuberculum === Etymology === From Latin tūberculum, q.v. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtuːbɚkəl/ === Noun === tubercle (plural tubercles) (anatomy) A round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth, especially those found on bones for the attachment of a muscle or ligament or small elevations on the surface of a tooth. (botany) A small rounded wartlike protuberance of the roots of some leguminous plants; the lip of certain orchids, cacti. (pathology) A small rounded nodule forming the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis. ==== Synonyms ==== tuberosity, eminence, nodule ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====