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tubercle
noun
tu·ber·cle ˈtü-bər-kəl 
ˈtyü-
1
: a small knobby prominence or excrescence especially on a plant or animal : nodule: such as
a
: a protuberance near the head of a rib that articulates with the transverse process of a vertebra
b
: any of several prominences in the central nervous system
c
2
: a small abnormal discrete lump in the substance of an organ or in the skin
especially : the specific lesion of tuberculosis
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Voight and colleagues then studied the animals' physical structures, including their arm suckers, warts, and tubercles, or little bumps inside the warts that give them texture. 
Liz Langley, National Geographic, 8 Oct. 2019 In turn, the ruptured tubercles attract dissolved copper, spurring a chemical reaction that can pit and weaken the surrounding steel. Peter Passi / Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2019 Those tubercles can be opened by the scouring power of winter ice. Peter Passi / Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2019 Allison and his colleagues also found lesions (called tubercles) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria in the boy’s lungs, heart, liver, and right kidney. Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 25 Sep. 2018 According to Carly Cassella of Science Alert, the critter boasts a number of features that are not seen in any other modern turtle, like the two rows of tubercles that act like feelers. Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 13 Apr. 2018
Liz Langley, National Geographic, 8 Oct. 2019 In turn, the ruptured tubercles attract dissolved copper, spurring a chemical reaction that can pit and weaken the surrounding steel. Peter Passi / Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2019 Those tubercles can be opened by the scouring power of winter ice. Peter Passi / Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2019 Allison and his colleagues also found lesions (called tubercles) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria in the boy’s lungs, heart, liver, and right kidney. Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 25 Sep. 2018 According to Carly Cassella of Science Alert, the critter boasts a number of features that are not seen in any other modern turtle, like the two rows of tubercles that act like feelers. Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 13 Apr. 2018 Word History
Etymology
Latin tuberculum, diminutive of tuber
First Known Use
1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of tubercle was in 1556 Phrases Containing tubercle
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