nod-, nodu- +

1. Like, relating to, shaped like, containing, or resembling, a nodule or a node.
2. Marked with nodules; small knots or nodes; used in anatomical nomenclature as a general term to designate a comparatively minute collection of tissue.

Having nodules (small knots or lumps).

The presence, or formation, of nodules.

1. A small knob-like outgrowth, as those found on the roots of many leguminous plants.
2. In mineralogy, a small rounded lump of a mineral or mixture of minerals; usually, harder than the surrounding rock or sediment.
3. In anatomy, a small mass of tissue or aggregation of cells.

1. Surgical repair, or removal, of a node.
2. Excision of a "lump", usually applied to lesions of the mammary gland, in contrast to a radical excision of the entire gland.

The process of consolidating fine mineral concentrates into lumps by kneading with a binder substance and occasionally by employing heat or chemical reactions.

Having minute, or very small, nodules (small knot-like protuberances), or fine knobs.

Having small nodes or knots.

1. A small node; especially, on the vermis of the cerebellum (narrow central part of the cerebellum between the two hemispheres).
2. A nodule or a small knot or node; used in anatomical nomenclature as a general term to designate a comparatively minute collection of tissue.

1. A node or knot; used in anatomical nomenclature as a general term to designate a small mass of tissue.
2. A difficulty; a complexity, or a knotty point.

1. A loop at the end of a rope, tied with a knot so that it can be tightened and slackened, and used for trapping animals or hanging people.
2. A loop formed in a cord, or rope, by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled.
3. Something that traps someone in an unpleasant or unwanted situation.
4. Etymology: from about 1450, from Old French nos or nous, "knot"; from Latin nodus, "knot".