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Recent Examples of tubercle
However, popping Montgomery tubercles may cause infections.
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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
In turn, the ruptured tubercles attract dissolved copper, spurring a chemical reaction that can pit and weaken the surrounding steel.
—Peter Passi / Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2019
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
In turn, the ruptured tubercles attract dissolved copper, spurring a chemical reaction that can pit and weaken the surrounding steel.
—Peter Passi / Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tubercle
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While some cysts remain stable, others grow and become inflamed.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Women's absences from work due to health conditions like severe period pain and ovarian cysts cost the economy nearly £11 billion per year, according to a recent report by the NHS Confederation.Harriet Marsden, theweek, 22 Nov. 2024
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Just ask Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint or Emma Watson, all of whom became household names virtually overnight and are now wholly synonymous with the Potter franchise, warts and all.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
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Lay out the whole story, warts and all. Billionaire Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, is a model of straight talk in all his business dealings.Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Her death came 10 months after she was diagnosed with stage 4 adrenal carcinoma.Dory Jackson, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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The former supermodel said in a new interview with The Australian Women’s Weekly that she was diagnosed with a type of breast cancer called HER2-positive estrogen-receptive intraductal carcinoma seven years ago.Maggie O'Neill, Health, 18 Sep. 2024
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Any type of bleeding disorder, such as gastrointestinal bleeding, polyps and cancer, can aggravate iron deficiency, says von Drygalski.Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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This is true communal living, as the polyps can share food and nutrients with others in the colony.Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Tubercle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tubercle. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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