Difference between Nodule and Tubercle

What is the difference between Nodule and Tubercle?

Nodule as a noun is a rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump. while Tubercle as a noun is a round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth found on bones especially for the attachment of a muscle or ligament. a small elevation on the surface of a tooth.

Nodule

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.

Tubercle

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth found on bones especially for the attachment of a muscle or ligament. A small elevation on the surface of a tooth.A small rounded wartlike protuberance of the roots of some leguminous plants; the lip of certain orchids, cacti.A small rounded nodule forming the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis.A mass of hyphae from which a mushroom is produced.

We hope you now know whether to use Nodule or Tubercle in your sentence.

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