tubercle; tuberculosis; nodule (mineral)
Meanings
3 senses · 7 examplesnoun
tubercle; pathological nodule (in tissues)
technicalA medical term referring to the specific lesion formed by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in organs. In common usage, it is often shorthand for 'tuberculosis'.
A chest X-ray revealed a tubercle.
Intestinal tuberculosis is a form of tuberculosis.
noun
tuberculosis (TB); the disease
A common shorthand in medical and everyday contexts for the infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
He had tuberculosis when he was young, but it has been cured.
Pulmonary tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease.
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Preventing tuberculosis requires vaccination with the BCG vaccine.
noun
concretion; nodule (geological/mineralogical)
technicalA geological term for a rounded mineral mass formed by precipitation around a nucleus. Common in sedimentary rocks.
This rock contains many calcareous concretions.
Iron nodules are indicators of ancient soil conditions.