Tubercle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis

small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈuːbɚkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/tjˈuːbəkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tjˈuːbəkəl/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈuːbɚkəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nodule tuberosity eminence

Word Forms

tubercular	adjective	constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus
tuberculous	adjective	constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus
nodular	adjective	having nodules or occurring in the form of nodules
tuberous	adjective	of or relating to or resembling a tuber

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Tuberkel

eine Schwellung, die die charakteristische Läsion der Tuberkulose darstellt

🇫🇷French

tubercule

un gonflement qui est la lésion caractéristique de la tuberculose

🇪🇸Spanish

tubérculo

una hinchazón que es la lesión característica de la tuberculosis

🇮🇹Italian

tubercolo

un gonfiore che è la lesione caratteristica della tubercolosi

🇳🇱Dutch

tuberkel

een zwelling die de karakteristieke laesie is van tuberculose

🇵🇹Portuguese

tubérculo

um inchaço que é a lesão característica da tuberculose

🇷🇺Russian

бугорок

опухоль, которая является характерным поражением туберкулеза

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ट्यूबरकल

एक सूजन जो तपेदिक का विशिष्ट घाव है

🇧🇩Bengali

টিউবারকল

একটি ফোলা যা যক্ষ্মা রোগের বৈশিষ্ট্যযুক্ত ক্ষত

🇮🇳Tamil

காசநோய்

காசநோயின் சிறப்பியல்பு புண் ஆகும் ஒரு வீக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

గడ్డ దినుసు

క్షయవ్యాధి యొక్క లక్షణమైన గాయం అయిన వాపు

🇮🇳Marathi

ट्यूबरकल

एक सूज जी क्षयरोगाची वैशिष्ट्यपूर्ण घाव आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટ્યુબરકલ

એક સોજો જે ક્ષય રોગનું લાક્ષણિક જખમ છે

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ഷയരോഗം

ക്ഷയരോഗത്തിൻ്റെ സ്വഭാവഗുണമുള്ള ഒരു വീക്കം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟੀ

ਇੱਕ ਸੋਜ ਜੋ ਤਪਦਿਕ ਦਾ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਜਖਮ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹیوبرکل

ایک سوجن جو تپ دق کا خاص گھاو ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

结节

肿胀是结核病的特征性病变

🇯🇵Japanese

結核

結核の特徴的な病変である腫れ

🇰🇷Korean

결절

결핵의 특징적인 병변인 부종

🇻🇳Vietnamese

củ

sưng tấy là tổn thương đặc trưng của bệnh lao

🇹🇭Thai

ตุ่ม

อาการบวมที่เป็นลักษณะเฉพาะของวัณโรค

🇮🇩Indonesian

tuberkel

pembengkakan yang merupakan ciri khas penyakit tuberkulosis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حديبة

تورم وهو الآفة المميزة لمرض السل

🇮🇷Persian

سل

تورمی که ضایعه مشخصه سل است

🇹🇷Turkish

tüberkül

tüberkülozun karakteristik lezyonu olan şişlik

🇮🇱Hebrew

גַבשׁוּשִׁית

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