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nodule(encyclopedia)
nodule(dictionary)
hot nodule(medicine)
nodule(medicine)
primary nodule(medicine)
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recombination nodule(medicine)
rheumatic nodule(medicine)
rheumatoid nodule(medicine)

nodule (iou)



nodule noun. LME.
[Latin nodulus dim. of nodus: see NODE, -ULE.]
Anatomy. A small rounded or swollen structure in the body; a small, often hard, lump, cyst, or tumour. LME.
b. The most anterior part of the inferior surface of the vermis of the cerebellum. M19.
A small bag containing spices or medicines and tied with a knot; a plug used in cauterizing. LME-M18.
Mineralogy, Geology, & Metallurgy. A small discrete rounded lump of material within a matrix. L17.
Botany. A small node or knot in the stem or other part of a plant; spec. (more fully root nodule) a lump formed on the root of a leguminous plant around a group of symbiotic (esp. nitrogen-fixing) bacteria. L18.