noun
- small rounded projections or nodules on a surface, especially on bones, plants, or in medical contexts
Usage: medical; botanical; anatomical
Examples
- The doctor examined the tubercles on the patient’s ribs during the X-ray.
- Small tubercles covered the surface of the cactus stem.
- The bone showed several tubercles where muscles had been attached.
- Tubercles on the whale’s head help scientists identify individual animals.
- The plant’s roots developed tubercles that stored nutrients.
- Anatomists study the tubercles on various bones to understand muscle attachment points.