tubercle

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Recent Examples of tubercle Inspired by the tubercles on the humpback whale's flippers, BlueNav's Whale Design propeller uses a series of bumps along the edge meant to channel water in such a way that increases thrust and improves efficiency. New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2025 However, popping Montgomery tubercles may cause infections. Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 26 May 2023 Well, Montgomery tubercles can appear a lot like those bumps. Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 26 May 2023 This suggests the glowing tubercle patterns are some sort of signal. Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2018 In ducks, Bmp4 was only active at the base of the tubercle. Carrie Arnold, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2013 Vaginal orgasm is more prevalent among women with a prominent tubercle of the upper lip. Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2011 The clunk of the mug hitting the desk produced a spike in the mice's olfactory tubercle activity. Smriti Rao, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2010 Voight and colleagues then studied the animals' physical structures, including their arm suckers, warts, and tubercles, or little bumps inside the warts that give them texture. Liz Langley, National Geographic, 8 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tubercle
Noun
  • In theory, scanning the entire body could reveal tumors, cysts, aneurysms, fatty liver or degenerative disease before symptoms emerge.
    Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Calvin Sun was a healthy 37-year-old when a full-body MRI scan showed a cyst in his kidney.
    Matt Fuchs, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • That drought is the quarter-sized wart that sits on the face of South Florida’s NFL franchise.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
  • There were also other warts in CSI's policies that would have made then commercially unattractive on the open market.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • These include melanoma and a rare type called Merkel cell carcinoma.
    Casey Gallagher, Health, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma Epithelial ovarian carcinoma is the most common type of ovarian cancer.
    Julie Scott, MSN, ANP-BC, AOCNP, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • During the procedure, a provider can remove polyps to prevent them from turning into cancer.
    Team Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The polyp stage is a precursor to the medusa stage, Folino-Rorem said, when jellyfish are more visible.
    Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025

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“Tubercle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tubercle. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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