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Recent Examples of tubercle
Inspired by the tubercles on the humpback whale's flippers, BlueNav's Whale Design propeller uses a series of bumps along the edge meant to channel water in such a way that increases thrust and improves efficiency.
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New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2025
However, popping Montgomery tubercles may cause infections.
—Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 26 May 2023
Well, Montgomery tubercles can appear a lot like those bumps.
—Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 26 May 2023
This suggests the glowing tubercle patterns are some sort of signal.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2018
In ducks, Bmp4 was only active at the base of the tubercle.
—Carrie Arnold, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2013
Vaginal orgasm is more prevalent among women with a prominent tubercle of the upper lip.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2011
The clunk of the mug hitting the desk produced a spike in the mice's olfactory tubercle activity.
—Smriti Rao, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2010
Voight and colleagues then studied the animals' physical structures, including their arm suckers, warts, and tubercles, or little bumps inside the warts that give them texture.
—Liz Langley, National Geographic, 8 Oct. 2019
New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2025
However, popping Montgomery tubercles may cause infections.
—Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 26 May 2023
Well, Montgomery tubercles can appear a lot like those bumps.
—Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 26 May 2023
This suggests the glowing tubercle patterns are some sort of signal.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2018
In ducks, Bmp4 was only active at the base of the tubercle.
—Carrie Arnold, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2013
Vaginal orgasm is more prevalent among women with a prominent tubercle of the upper lip.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2011
The clunk of the mug hitting the desk produced a spike in the mice's olfactory tubercle activity.
—Smriti Rao, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2010
Voight and colleagues then studied the animals' physical structures, including their arm suckers, warts, and tubercles, or little bumps inside the warts that give them texture.
—Liz Langley, National Geographic, 8 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tubercle
Noun
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This is in large part due to symptom overlap with other conditions like IBS, ovarian cysts, and pelvic inflammatory disease.—
Heidi Cope,
Health,
18 Feb. 2025
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Aside from noticeable hair loss at the temples and forehead, other signs of traction alopecia include thinning hair, scalp pain, and follicular cysts or small bumps on the scalp.—
Philipp Wehsack,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But his music also encourages discovering your true self, warts and all.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Smith case is one of scores touched by those detectives winding through the courts, warts and all.—
Donna McGuire,
Ian Cummings,
and Glenn E. Rice,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Researchers at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) analyzed global trends in four main lung cancer subtypes: adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, small-cell carcinoma and large-cell carcinoma.—
Melissa Rudy,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
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The other subtypes are squamous cell carcinoma, small-cell carcinoma, and large-cell carcinoma.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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They may be caused by tumors, polyps, and cancerous growths in the ear canal; hypothyroidism; some antibiotic and diuretic medications; or a variety of household chemicals your cat might have come into contact with.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
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These clumps of cells, called polyps, can be discovered by any number of tests that are recommended by a doctor based on a person's age and other risk factors including a family history of colorectal cancer and lifestyle choices such as smoking, diet and physical activity levels.—
Daryl Austin,
Forbes,
4 Oct. 2024
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“Tubercle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tubercle. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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