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nodule

UK/ˈnɒdjuːl//ˈnɑd͡ʒul/

nodule noun: a small lump, often roughly hemispherical in shape; a small node.

nodule: a small lump, often roughly hemispherical in shape; a small node
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Noun

nodule (plural nodules)

  1. A small lump, often roughly hemispherical in shape; a small node.
  2. A rounded mass or irregular shape; a small knot or lump.
    • Biotics manipulate mass effect fields using dozens of element zero nodules within their nervous system that react to electric stimuli from the brain. Amplifiers allow biotics to synchronize the nodules so they can form fields large and strong enough for practical use.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Biotics: Biotic Amps Codex entry

nodule meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Kannada

nodule in Tamil

கணு, கரணை, சிறுகணு, முடிச்சு, முண்டு, கழலை

nodule in Urdu

چھوٹی سی گرہ, ڈلا, کنکر, عقدہ

nodule in Bengali

ক্ষুদ্র গোলাকার দলা, পিণ্ড, ক্ষুদ্র গ্রন্থি, স্ফীতি

nodule in Kannada

ಗಂಟು, ಗುಡ್ಡೆ, ಗಡ್ಡೆ, ಗ್ರಂಥಿ, ದೇಹದ ಸಣ್ಣ ಗ್ರಂಥಿ

Examples of nodule in a sentence

  • Excisional biopsy of the nodule was performed by anterior orbitotomy with local anesthesia.
  • Thus, we compared the antiflammatory cytokine profile in nodules subgroup and non-nodules subgroup of PC patients.
  • Mitral valve biopsy revealed a cardiac valve with a collagenized fibrous nodule.

All 19 example sentences with nodule

Forms of nodule

pluralnodules

Origin of nodule

Borrowed from Latin nōdulus (“small knot”), from nōdus (“knot”). Doublet of nodulus.

Words formed from nodule

Words that rhyme with nodule

Questions about nodule

What does nodule mean?
Nodule means a small lump, often roughly hemispherical in shape; a small node.
What is nodule in Tamil?
Nodule in Tamil is கணு, கரணை, சிறுகணு. See Nodule meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nodule?
Nodule is a noun.
How do you pronounce nodule?
Nodule is pronounced /ˈnɒdjuːl/ (UK).
What is the plural of nodule?
The plural of nodule is nodules.

Words near nodule in the dictionary

  1. nodulated
  2. nodulates
  3. nodulating
  4. nodulation
  5. nodulations
  6. nodule
  7. nodulectomies
  8. nodulectomy
  9. noduled
  10. nodules
  11. noduli

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: nodule (page history and authors); nodule (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nodule (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nodule (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nodule (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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