TUBERCULUM
\tjˈuːbəkjˌʊləm], \tjˈuːbəkjˌʊləm], \t_j_ˈuː_b_ə_k_j_ˌʊ_l_ə_m]\
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[Latin] Tubercle. T. acusticum, a group of nerve-cells lying behind the accessory auditory nucleus and connected with the auditory-nerve fibres. T. dolorosum, a small painful subcutaneous swelling produced by enlargement of the tip of a sensory nerve. T. Loweri, see Lower’s tubercle. Tubercula miliaria, Tubercula sebacea, milium. Tubercula quadrigemina, the corpora quadrigemina.
By Alexander Duane
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