小節,小瘤,小結節
Nodule \Nod"ule\, n. [L. nodulus, dim. of nodus knot: cf. F. nodule.] A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.
nodule n 1: a small node 2: small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant [syn: {tubercle}] 3: (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment)