noun
- small rounded lumps or swellings; the formation of nodules
Usage: medical; botanical
Examples
- The doctor examined the nodulations on the patient’s skin.
- Root nodulations in legumes help fix nitrogen from the soil.
- The X-ray revealed small nodulations in the lung tissue.
- Bacterial nodulations formed along the plant’s root system.
- The geologist studied the mineral nodulations in the rock formation.
- These nodulations indicate a possible inflammatory response.