Definition that contains nodule
- leprosy chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae
- chancre a small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis)
- geode (mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals
- tubercularia type genus of the Tuberculariaceae; fungi with nodules of red or pink conidia; some cause diebacks of woody plants
- genus rhizobium the type genus of Rhizobiaceae; usually occur in the root nodules of legumes; can fix atmospheric oxygen
- nodular relating to or characterized by or having nodules
- bacteroid a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants)
- noduled having nodules or occurring in the form of nodules
- xanthoma a skin problem marked by the development (on the eyelids and neck and back) of irregular yellow nodules; sometimes attributable to disturbances of cholesterol metabolism
- desert rheumatism an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules