Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Nodule.
5 letter answer(s) to nodule
POLYP
a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane
one of two forms that coelenterates take (e.g. a hydra or coral): usually sedentary with a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth; "in some species of coelenterate, polyps are a phase in the life cycle that alternates with a medusoid phase"
8 letter answer(s) to nodule
SWELLING
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"
cause to become swollen; "The water swells the wood"
come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things); "Strong emotions welled up"; "Smoke swelled from it"
come up, as of a liquid; "Tears well in her eyes"; "the currents well up"
expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo"
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"
the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often acco
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