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nodules

NOUN

knot, growth

Synonyms

WEAK

bud bulge bump burl clot knob lump protuberance swelling tumor

Example Sentences

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The rover also spotted small, bumpy structures called nodules.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

"If commercial mining goes ahead then there will be quite widespread impacts," Sweetman said, adding that "these nodules are home to a variety of diverse fauna".

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

But the deep-sea mining industry -- which is keen to extract precious metals from these potato-sized polymetallic nodules -- and some researchers have expressed doubts about the claim.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

The symptoms are fever, mucal discharge and nodules on the skin.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

Southam removed some of the nodules to verify that they were cancerous, but he left several to see if the patients’ immune systems would reject them or the cancer would spread.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot