nodular
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- adjective
- /ˈnɒdʒələr/
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nodular
- The doctor noted that the patient's skin had a nodular appearance due to chronic inflammation.
- nodular hyperplasia
- nodular lesions
- nodular mass
What I wound up having was non lymph or it was nodular lymphatic predominant Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- What I wound up having was non lymph or it was nodular lymphatic predominant Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Examples
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Computed tomography of the chest showed bilateral nodular shadowing throughout the lung fields.
Academic text (1992) -
The remainder of the tissue was tan-yellow, nodular, and friable.
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Looks like a a very dramatic difference from the nodular cirrhotic liver.
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Both algorithms display calcifications and the granular nodular stage of the disease effectively.
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A chest radiograph showed nodular shadows and an oligemic left lung.
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Fig. 12 shows the granular, nodular, and calcified stages of the disease.
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Pulmonary tuberculosis presenting as multiple nodular opacities is very infrequent.
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Lung radiographs of cat G showed perihilar nodular changes and consolidation consistent with granulomas.
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Gross examination of the resected parotid tissues revealed fragmented nodular pieces of soft brown and tan tissue.
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Physical examination revealed a discrete, nontender, nodular, mobile, 2 x 2-cm right submandibular mass that was not bimanually palpable.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
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Not smooth because it has small pieces in it
Having small round lumps on the surface
Having small round lumps on the surface
Having many small bumps on a surface
How Lumpy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nodular comes from the Latin root nodus, which means 'knot', and you can see the same idea in nodule, a small lump—think of tiny knots or bumps on a surface. So nodular today describes something that looks 'lumpy' or full of small knots.