nodule
nounUK /ˈnɒdjuːl/ · US /ˈnɑd͡ʒul/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin nōdulus (“small knot”), from nōdus (“knot”). Doublet of nodulus.
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Dermatology, Medicine, Sciences A rounded mass or irregular shape; a small knot or lump.
- Biotics manipulate mass effect fields using dozens of element zero nodules within their nervous system that react to electric stimuli from the brain. Amplifiers allow biotics to synchronize the nodules so they can form fields large and strong enough for practical use.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Biotics: Biotic Amps Codex entry:
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extranodular, flocculonodular, internodular, intranodular, Lisch nodule, macronodule, manganese nodule, micronodule, milker's nodule, muconodular, multinodular, nodular, nodulate, nodulation, nodulectomy, noduled, noduliferous, noduliform, nodulin, nodulization, nodulize, nodulizing, nodulocystic, nodulose, nodulous, oligonodular, papulonodule, perinodular, pseudonodule, reticulonodular, Rokitansky nodule, root nodule, uninodular, vocal cord nodule