nodules

Meaning of nodules

plural noun
  1. a small swelling or aggregation of cells in the body, especially an abnormal one.
    the area feels firm but has irregular nodules which can be painful to touch
    laparotomy showed white nodules in the liver
  2. a small rounded lump of matter distinct from its surroundings, e.g. of flint in chalk, carbon in cast iron, or a mineral on the seabed.
    flint nodules
    in the coal pits nodules of iron ore were mined

late Middle English: from Latin nodulus, diminutive of nodus ‘knot’.

Information about nodules

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of nodules is: nodule.
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Hyphenation of nodules

nod-ules

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • nodules is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Anagrams of nodules

loudens, nousled, unsoled

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