NODULE Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word nodule. (close relations)
nodular
Best Alternative Words for NODULE
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| growth | nounn | |||||||
noun • (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level • a progression from simpler to more complex forms • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important • vegetation that has grown • the gradual beginning or coming forth • (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) • something grown or growing | ||||||||
| lump | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a compact mass • an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement • an awkward stupid person • a large piece of something without definite shape verb • put together indiscriminately • group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side | ||||||||
| protuberance | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out | ||||||||
| tubercle | nounn | |||||||
noun • a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis • small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant • a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament | ||||||||
