Nodule

nodule /nod·ule/ (nod´ul) a small node or boss which is solid and can be detected by touch.nod´ular

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Albini's nodules  gray nodules of the size of small grains, sometimes seen on the free edges of the atrioventricular valves of infants; they are remains of fetal structures.

apple jelly nodules  minute, yellowish or reddish brown, translucent nodules, seen on diascopic examination of the lesions of lupus vulgaris.

nodules of Arantius  see under body.

Aschoff's nodules  see under body.

Bianchi's nodules  bodies of Arantius.

Brenner nodules  nodular masses of tumor in the cyst wall in cases of Brenner tumor.

Gamna nodules , Gandy-Gamna nodules brown or yellow pigmented nodules sometimes seen in the enlarged spleen, e.g., in Gamna's disease and siderotic splenomegaly.

Jeanselme's nodules  juxtaarticular n's.

juxtaarticular nodules  gummata of tertiary syphilis and of nonvenereal treponemal diseases, located on joint capsules, bursae, or tendon sheaths.

Lisch nodules  hamartomas of the iris occurring in neurofibromatosis.

lymphatic nodule 

1. lymph node.

2. a small, dense accumulation of lymphocytes within the lymph node cortex, expressing tissue cytogenetic and defense functions.

milker's nodules  paravaccinia.

Morgagni's nodules  bodies of Arantius.

pulp nodule  denticle (2).

rheumatic nodules  small, round or oval, mostly subcutaneous nodules similar to Aschoff bodies; seen in rheumatic fever.

rheumatoid nodules  subcutaneous nodules consisting of central foci of necrosis surrounded by palisade-like coronas of fibroblasts, seen in rheumatoid arthritis.

Schmorl's nodule  an irregular or hemispherical bone defect in the upper or lower margin of the body of the vertebra.

triticeous nodule  see under cartilage.

typhus nodules  minute nodules, originally described in typhus, produced by perivascular infiltration of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and mononuclear cells in typhus.

nodule of vermis  the part of the vermis of the cerebellum, on the ventral surface, where the inferior medullary velum attaches.

vocal cord nodules  singer's or teacher's nodes; small white nodule on the vocal cords in those who use their voice excessively.

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nod·ule (njl)

n.

1. A small node.

2. A small mass of tissue or aggregation of cells.

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nodu·lar (nj-lr), nodu·lose (-ls), nodu·lous (-ls) adj.

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Nodule

A swelling or knob that may form on a tendon and make it difficult to slide smoothly through its sheath.

Mentioned in: Mycetoma, Trigger Finger

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nodule(s),

n a small solid mass or knot that can be easily felt.

nodule, pulp

n See denticle.

nodules, Bohn's,

n.pl See also cyst, palatal, of the newborn.

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nodule

a small boss or node that is solid and can be detected by touch.

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acral pruritic nodule

see acral lick dermatitis.

aggregated lymphatic n's

groups of small masses of lymphoid tissue. In the intestinal mucosae they are peyer's patches.

nodule of Arantius

see semilunar valve nodule (below).

cutaneous nodule

see cutaneous node.

milker's n's

see pseudocowpox.

semilunar valve nodule

a small mass of fibrous tissue in the center of the free edge of each semilunar valve. Called also nodule of Arantius.

nodule of vermis

the part of the vermis of the cerebellum, on the ventral surface, where the inferior medullary velum attaches.