tuberculum /tu·ber·cu·lum/ (-lum) pl. tuber´cula [L.] tubercle (2).
tuberculum
tubercle [too´ber-k'l]
tuberculum arthri´ticum a gouty concretion in a joint.
tuberculum doloro´sum a painful nodule or tubercle.
tu·ber·cu·lum (t -bûr ky -lm)n. pl. tu·ber·cu·la (-l ) 1. See tubercle. 2. A circumscribed, rounded, solid elevation on the skin, mucous membrane, or surface of an organ. 3. A slight elevation from the surface of a bone giving attachment to a muscle or ligament. |
tuberculum
[t(y)o̅o̅bur′kyələm]
a tubercle, nodule, or rounded elevation.
tubercle [too´ber-k'l]
1. a nodule or small eminence, especially one on a bone, for attachment of a tendon; see also tuber and tuberosity. Called also tuberculum. adj., adj tuber´cular, tuber´culate.
2. a small, rounded nodule produced by the bacillus of tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis). It is made up of small spherical cells that contain giant cells and are surrounded by spindle-shaped epithelioid cells.
fibrous tubercle a tubercle of bacillary origin that contains connective tissue elements.
Ghon tubercle Ghon focus.
mental tubercle a prominence on the inner border of either side of the mental protuberance of the mandible.
miliary tubercle one of the many minute tubercles formed in many organs in acute miliary tuberculosis.
pubic tubercle a prominent tubercle at the lateral end of the pubic crest.
supraglenoid tubercle one on the scapula for attachment of the long head of the biceps muscle.
tuberculum
pl. tubercula [L.] see tubercle.
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