tubercle
A round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth on an anatomical surface, such as bones, skin, or within the lungs (in the case of tuberculosis). They are also found on the leading edge of Humpback Whale's flippers, improving fluid flow over the flipper's surface[WP]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tubercle_(anatomy) ]
Term info
database cross reference
- FMA:75429
- Wikipedia:Tubercle_(anatomy)
- AAO:0010605
- BTO:0002173
Subsets
upper_level, grouping_class
has related synonym
tuber
has obo namespace
uberon
id
UBERON:0005813
prefLabel
Tubercle