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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.
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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
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
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This is in large part due to symptom overlap with other conditions like IBS, ovarian cysts, and pelvic inflammatory disease.—
Heidi Cope,
Health,
18 Feb. 2025
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Aside from noticeable hair loss at the temples and forehead, other signs of traction alopecia include thinning hair, scalp pain, and follicular cysts or small bumps on the scalp.—
Philipp Wehsack,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But his music also encourages discovering your true self, warts and all.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Smith case is one of scores touched by those detectives winding through the courts, warts and all.—
Donna McGuire,
Ian Cummings,
and Glenn E. Rice,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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For squamous cell carcinoma patients, though, the lines weren’t as clear.—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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There are even some rare forms of skin cancer, such as Merkel cell carcinoma and Kaposi sarcoma, that are primarily virus-driven, notes Nghiem.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The survey found that 57 percent are unaware that these screenings can prevent colorectal cancer by removing precancerous polyps.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Studies in Italy and the U.S. show a significant increase in polyp detection when physicians use AI assistance.—
Peter Ubel,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Tubercle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tubercle. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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