释义
n.
Anatomy, Zoology, & Botany a small rounded projection or protuberance, especially on a bone or on the surface of an animal or plant
【剖, 动,植】 结节,小瘤,小块茎。
Medicine a small nodular lesion in the lungs or other tissues, characteristic of tuberculosis
【医】 结核结节。
词源
"late 16th cent.: from Latin tuberculum, diminutive of tuber (see TUBER)."