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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestubercule
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tubercule
"Le médecin a examiné le petit tubercule sur l'os."
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A small rounded projection or protuberance on a bone or other part of the body.
"The muscle attaches directly to the greater tubercle of the humerus."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin tuberculum, diminutive of tuber 'swelling, lump'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "tubercle" is said worldwide
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tubercule
Transliteration: tubercule
"Le médecin a examiné le petit tubercule sur l'os."
Tuberkel
Transliteration: Tuberkel
"Das Röntgenbild zeigt einen kleinen Tuberkel am Knochen."
tubercolo
Transliteration: tubercolo
"Il legamento si collega al tubercolo maggiore."
tubérculo
Transliteration: tubérculo
"El hueso presenta un pequeño tubérculo en su superficie."
tubérculo
Transliteration: tubérculo
"O tendão está fixado ao tubérculo maior."
गँठिका
Transliteration: ganthika
"हड्डी पर एक छोटी सी गँठिका है।"
结节
Transliteration: jiéjié
"医生在骨头上发现了一个小结节。"
결절
Transliteration: gyeoldjeol
"뼈에 작은 결절이 관찰됩니다."
結節
Transliteration: kessetsu
"骨の表面に小さな結節があります。"
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