Tubercle (anatomy) — In anatomy, a tubercle is a round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth found on bones, skin, or within the lungs in tuberculosis.TypesWithin the human body there are numerous sites where tubercles develop. On bones they are generally the… … Wikipedia
Tubercle — A small tuber, a small lump or bump. * * * 1. A nodule, especially in an anatomic, not pathologic, sense. 2. A circumscribed, rounded, solid elevation on the skin, mucous membrane, or surface of an organ. 3. A slight … Medical dictionary
rib — rib1 ribber, n. ribless, adj. riblike, adj. /rib/, n., v., ribbed, ribbing. n. 1. one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being… … Universalium
rib — Synonyms and related words: Chateaubriand, banter, better half, bilge, blade roast, blain, bleb, blister, blob, boss, bow, breast, brisket, bubble, bulb, bulge, bulla, bump, bunch, burl, button, cahot, chaff, chine, chuck, chuck roast, clod,… … Moby Thesaurus
tubercle — noun Etymology: Latin tuberculum, diminutive of tuber Date: 1578 1. a small knobby prominence or excrescence especially on a plant or animal ; nodule: as a. a protuberance near the head of a rib that articulates with the transverse process of a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
tubercle — Synonyms and related words: abscess, aposteme, bed sore, bilge, blain, bleb, blister, blob, boil, boss, bow, bubble, bubo, bulb, bulbil, bulge, bulla, bump, bunch, bunion, burl, button, cahot, canker, canker sore, carbuncle, chancre, chancroid,… … Moby Thesaurus
tubercle of rib — tuberculum costae … Medical dictionary
Neck of rib — A central rib of the left side. Inferior aspect. (Neck visible at upper right.) A central … Wikipedia
Human rib cage — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = The human rib cage. (Source: Gray s Anatomy of the Human Body , 20th ed. 1918.) Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber =… … Wikipedia
Floating rib — The four floating ribs (indicated with red arrows) … Wikipedia
