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Definition or meaning of the English word Tubercle
A small knoblike prominence or excrescence; whether natural or morbid; as; a tubercle on a plant; a tubercle on a bone; the tubercles appearing on the body in leprosy. (n.).
A small mass or aggregation of morbid matter; especially; the deposit which accompanies scrofula or phthisis. This is composed of a hard; grayish; or yellowish; translucent or opaque matter; which gradually softens; and excites suppuration in its vicinity (n.).
