Search:   Dictionary All Posts
Store Your Knowledge at the Brain Bank!

tubercle Definition

Cancel
tubercle
noun(tu-ber-cle)
a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
Synonyms: eminence, tuberosity,
tubercle
noun(tu-ber-cle)
small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant
Synonyms: nodule,
tubercle
noun(tu-ber-cle)
a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis

Words Related to tubercle!

tubercle Examples by Brain Bank Users