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      tubercle
      noun
      a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
      small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant
      a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis
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      tubertuber- · Latin · swelling, lump
      Synonyms for tubercle
      tuberculecondylenchancrenpapulapapulenlesionnpapillomantubern
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