- tubercles
- tu·ber·cle || 'tuËbÉ™(r)kl /'tju- n. nodule; small rounded protrusion; small rounded swelling (Pathology); small swelling associated with the disease of tuberculosis (Pathology)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
tubercles
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dorsal tubercles — see submarginal tubercles … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
scrobicular tubercles — (ECHINODERMATA: Echinoidea) Secondary tubercles with spines encircling the base of a spine on the test … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Babиs nodules (nodes tubercles) — Ba·bиs nodules (nodes, tubercles) (bahґbesh) [Victor Babeş, Romanian bacteriologist, 1854–1926] see under nodule … Medical dictionary
Montgomery follicles glands tubercles — Mont·gom·ery follicles, glands, tubercles (mont gumґər e) [William Fetherstone Montgomery, Irish obstetrician, 1797–1859] see under tubercle, and see Naboth follicles, under follicle, and glandulae areolares … Medical dictionary
Montgomery tubercles — swellings at the openings of the areolar glands on the surface of the areola of the breast, which hypertrophy and become prominent during pregnancy. In official terminology, called tubercula areolae [TA]. Montgomery tubercles … Medical dictionary
ocular tubercles — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Hemiptera, supplementary eyes with prominent facets on the posterior area, in addition to the compound eyes … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
setigerous tubercles — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Diptera, bumps occurring on the scutellum or legs, each bearing a spine or bristle at the apex … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
submarginal tubercles — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Coccidae, round tuberacles, when present, variable in number, surrounding a central invaginated tube, occurring in the dorsal submarginal area of the body … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Farre tubercles — (fahr) [John Richard Farre, English physician, 1775–1862] see under tubercle … Medical dictionary
areolar tubercles — Montgomery t s … Medical dictionary
