nodule
1 synonym for nodule, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A small rounded or oddly shaped mass; a little lump or knot.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
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tubercle
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nōdulus, meaning "small knot", from nōdus, "knot". It is a doublet of nodulus.
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