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• n  a small node
• n  small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant
• n  (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment)

• Were the nodules cancerous? Was the fallout to blame? Inflamed Glands.
• Though the precise source of Ruby's cancer remained undetermined, tests showed a malignancy in a lymph node in his neck and a cluster of nodules in the chest and lungs.
• The nodules contain significant amounts of manganese, essential for making steel, as well as other valuable metals, including copper, nickel and cobalt.

• tubercle

News & Articles

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• Get checked, that lump may be a thyroid nodule
  Thyroid nodules are an abnormal growth of thyroid cells that forms a lump within the thyroid gland. They are common and often discovered during routine physical examinations. While the majority of nodules are benign (noncancerous), approximately 5 to 10 percent are malignant. read more
  July 24, 2013 - Standard-Examiner