Tubérculo
Definición
Es un punto redondeado y pequeño de un hueso. También se refiere a un nódulo adherido al hueso, la membrana mucosa o la piel.
El término "tubérculo" se usa con menos frecuencia para referirse a la irritación de la piel resultante de la infección por Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB).
Revision
Last reviewed 2/20/2011 by David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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