"nodule" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnɒdjuːl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈnɑd͡ʒul/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-nodule.ogg [US] Forms: nodules [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒdjuːl, -ɒdʒuːl Etymology: Borrowed from Latin nōdulus (“small knot”), from nōdus (“knot”). Doublet of nodulus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|nōdulus||small knot}} Latin nōdulus (“small knot”), {{doublet|en|nodulus}} Doublet of nodulus Head templates: {{en-noun}} nodule (plural nodules)
  1. A small lump, often roughly hemispherical in shape; a small node.
    Sense id: en-nodule-en-noun-wtvaD8HL
  2. (medicine, dermatology) A rounded mass or irregular shape; a small knot or lump. Translations (rounded mass): nòdul [masculine] (Catalan), noduuli (Finnish), nodule [masculine] (French), Klumpen [masculine] (German), nodulo [masculine] (Italian), mezgls (Latvian), tonatona (Māori), tona (Māori), guzek [masculine] (Polish), nódulo [masculine] (Portuguese), nodul [neuter] (Romanian), nódulo (Spanish), kundu (Sranan Tongo)
    Sense id: en-nodule-en-noun-hpxOBmst Categories (other): Dermatology, Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Sranan Tongo translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Sranan Tongo translations: 3 97 Topics: dermatology, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'rounded mass': 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "rounded mass",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nódulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "rounded mass",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "nodul"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "rounded mass",
      "word": "nódulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "srn",
      "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
      "lang_code": "srn",
      "sense": "rounded mass",
      "word": "kundu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nodule"
}

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