nodule /nod·ule/ (nod´ūl) 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.
nod·ule (n j  l)n. 1. A small node. 2. A small mass of tissue or aggregation of cells. nod u·lar (nj -lr), nodu·lose (-l s), nodu·lous (-ls) adj. |
Nodule
A swelling or knob that may form on a tendon and make it difficult to slide smoothly through its sheath.
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nodule
[nod′yo̅o̅l]
Etymology: L, nodulus, small knot
1 a small node.
2 a small nodelike structure.
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.
nodule
a small boss or node that is solid and can be detected by touch.
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.
nodule
A small, circumscribed mass of tissue or an aggregation of cells.
Busacca's nodule's Nodules often found in the iris stroma of an eye affected by granulomatous uveitis (up to about 30% of cases). Syn. floccules of Busacca. See iris nodules.
Dalen-Fuchs nodule's Multiple, small yellow-white mounds consisting mainly of epithelial cells protruding through the retinal pigment epithelium. They are seen in the fundus of an eye with sympathetic ophthalmia, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome or some other granulomatous inflammations.
iris nodule's Small, solid elevations found on the iris and epithelial cells and lymphocytes. They are usually whitish or grey, depending on their location. See Busacca's nodules; Koeppe's nodules; Lisch nodule.
Koeppe's nodule's Small nodules frequently found on the iris around the pupillary margin of an eye affected by granulomatous uveitis. See iris nodules.
Lisch nodule A small, abnormal, lightly pigmented swelling which develops on the surface of the iris in almost all patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 during the second or third decades of life. See von Recklinghausen's disease.
Busacca's nodule's Nodules often found in the iris stroma of an eye affected by granulomatous uveitis (up to about 30% of cases). Syn. floccules of Busacca. See iris nodules.
Dalen-Fuchs nodule's Multiple, small yellow-white mounds consisting mainly of epithelial cells protruding through the retinal pigment epithelium. They are seen in the fundus of an eye with sympathetic ophthalmia, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome or some other granulomatous inflammations.
iris nodule's Small, solid elevations found on the iris and epithelial cells and lymphocytes. They are usually whitish or grey, depending on their location. See Busacca's nodules; Koeppe's nodules; Lisch nodule.
Koeppe's nodule's Small nodules frequently found on the iris around the pupillary margin of an eye affected by granulomatous uveitis. See iris nodules.
Lisch nodule A small, abnormal, lightly pigmented swelling which develops on the surface of the iris in almost all patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 during the second or third decades of life. See von Recklinghausen's disease.
nodule
A small node, bump, swelling, protuberance. See Apple jelly nodule, Cold nodule, Hot nodule, Pseudorheumatoid nodule, Renal nodule, Rheumatoid nodule, Satellite nodule, Sister Mary Joseph nodule, Solitary thyroid nodule, Surfer's
nodule, Tobacco nodule, Typhoid nodule, Warm nodule.
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