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a nodule in/on [body part]
表示位置时，in 用于器官内部，on 用于表面。
The doctor found a small nodule in her thyroid.
医生在她的甲状腺里发现了一个小结节。
小结节；小瘤
nodules — plural of nodule
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
小结节；小瘤
a small node
The doctor found a small nodule in her thyroid.
医生在她的甲状腺里发现了一个小结节。
圆形团块或不规则形状；小结或肿块
A rounded mass or irregular shape; a small knot or lump.
小结节
a small node
植物上的小圆形疣状突起
small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant
(矿物学)通常比周围岩石或沉积物更硬的小圆形矿物块
(mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment)
A small nodule has appeared on the tree branch, so we called a gardener.
树枝上出现了一个小瘤，所以我们请了园艺师来看。
During the check-up, the doctor found a nodule on my neck and ordered an ultrasound.
体检时，医生在我的脖子上发现一个小结节，并安排了超声检查。
The roots of bean plants often have small nodules that contain helpful bacteria.
豆类植物的根部常有小根瘤，其中含有有益的细菌。
表示位置时，in 用于器官内部，on 用于表面。
The doctor found a small nodule in her thyroid.
医生在她的甲状腺里发现了一个小结节。
develop 在这里表示“出现、长出”，常用于描述病症。
He developed a painful nodule on his knee.
他膝盖上长了一个疼痛的小结节。
这种结构说明结节由何种组织构成，常见于医学描述。
A nodule of fibrous tissue was removed during the surgery.
手术中切除了一块纤维组织小结节。
Not this
There are several small nodule in the lung.
Use this
There are several small nodules in the lung.
nodule 是可数名词，复数形式为 nodules。在 several 后面必须用复数，不能省略 -s。
Not this
She has nodule on her lung.
Use this
She has a nodule on her lung.
nodule 是单数可数名词，单独使用需要加冠词 a/an，不能光杆出现。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
甲状腺结节
Most thyroid nodules are benign and need no treatment.
大多数甲状腺结节是良性的，无需治疗。
肺结节
A chest scan found a small pulmonary nodule.
胸部扫描发现一个小肺结节。
良性结节
Doctors often reassure patients that a benign nodule is not cancer.
医生经常安慰患者，良性结节不是癌症。
类风湿结节
Rheumatoid nodules can appear near the elbows.
类风湿结节可能出现在肘部附近。
声带小结
Singers sometimes develop vocal cord nodules from overuse.
歌手有时因用声过度而出现声带小结。
Use nodules naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
可以这样记：node（节点）变小变圆就是 nodule，像皮肤下摸到的小硬结、小结节。
语域：formal 常见场景：医学、地质学、植物学 “nodule”属于较正式的专业用词，比较常见于医学、地质学或植物学等书面语境，指较小的结节、瘤状物或矿物体；日常口语中通常不常用。
module rhymes with nodule: both end in /ɑdʒul/. schedule shares the written -dule ending and the /dʒul/ sound but has a different vowel (/skɛdʒul/), so it does not rhyme. granule, capsule, ridicule, and molecule share the -ule spelling but not the /dʒul/ sound, and they do not rhyme with nodule.
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