tubercle
🇺🇸
/ˈtuːbərkl/
🇬🇧
/ˈtjuːbəkl/
noun
R
A small, round bump, often found on bones or the surface of animals and plants.
The doctor pointed out the tubercle on the x-ray, which is a common feature of the bone.
醫生在X光片上指出了結節，這是骨頭的一個常見特徵。
R
A small, swollen area in the lung caused by tuberculosis.
The scan revealed a tubercle in her lung, indicating a possible tuberculosis infection.
掃描顯示她的肺部有一個結節，可能表明結核感染。
translation
結節, 結核結節
詞形變化
Plural
tubercles