as in swelling
a small rounded mass of swollen tissue
a nodule on the leaf indicated that a worm had laid eggs there
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Recent Examples of nodule
Once the animals died and became buried in layers of sediment over time, some of them became entombed in a mineral known as siderite, which solidified and formed a nodule around the remains.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
The technology has already proven valuable when screening for breast cancer in mammograms and identifying lung nodules in chest X-rays.
—Roman Smagulov, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Although the paper claims that voltages in the nodules reached as high as 0.95 volts, that figure represents a brief blip measured on one nodule.
—Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 18 Sep. 2024
The nodules grow at the astoundingly slow rate of about a few millimeters per million years, so these undersea environments are tens or hundreds of millions of years old, said Sweetman.
—F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 4 Aug. 2024
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
The technology has already proven valuable when screening for breast cancer in mammograms and identifying lung nodules in chest X-rays.
—Roman Smagulov, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Although the paper claims that voltages in the nodules reached as high as 0.95 volts, that figure represents a brief blip measured on one nodule.
—Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 18 Sep. 2024
The nodules grow at the astoundingly slow rate of about a few millimeters per million years, so these undersea environments are tens or hundreds of millions of years old, said Sweetman.
—F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 4 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nodule
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The swelling that had spread to his armpit slowly decreased.Jackie Fortiér, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2024
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In the meantime, if the node is painful or just bugging you, resist the urge to touch or squeeze it, Dr. Norton says, which can make the swelling worse.Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2024
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If your nipples change—especially if inversion happens suddenly or comes with tugging, pain, lumps, or discharge—consult a healthcare provider for further evaluation.Brandi Jones, MSN-Ed, Health, 2 Nov. 2024
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All individuals who use these medications should be alert to symptoms of a thyroid tumor, such as a lump in the neck, a hoarse voice, and difficulty breathing or swallowing.Karen Berger, PharmD, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
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Decentralized compute power: Decentralized networks can distribute computational resources across multiple nodes, enabling the training of AI models on massive datasets without relying on centralized data centers.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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While artificial intelligence drove demand for advanced nodes from its foundry unit, Samsung said mobile and PC demand underperformed.Christine Wang,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
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Testers pushed its limits in nearly every type of terrain—ripping on groomers, bombing through crud, and sucking up bumps—and awarded the Ranger 96 the highest versatility score by a long shot, which is, of course, what this category is all about.Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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The political journalist and data analyst saw a pay bump following the 2020 presidential election.Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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From the opposite coast, the bruises and lunch-bucket brutality of the ’90s New York Knicks.Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
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The sort of heels that would wrack your feet with cuts, bruises, and blisters — to name a few of the damages women used to tolerate, albeit torturously.Tiffany Leigh, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Mustang Bio's pipeline focuses on CAR T therapies for hematologic malignancies and solid tumors, with ongoing collaborations with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and City of Hope.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Dense breasts have more tissue and less fat, which makes reading mammograms more difficult as tissue and possible tumors both appear white in results, according to the American Cancer Society.Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Nodule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nodule. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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