nodule
As more scar tissue forms, the entire liver becomes shrunken and nodular.
Her skin had a nodular appearance like an uncooked, cold turkey.
Granulomas are a nodular form of chronic inflammation.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Rough, irregular and uneven
abrasion
abrasive
abrasiveness
arrhythmic
bumpy
jag
jagged
jaggedly
jaggy
jerky
pockmarked
raggedly
raggedness
raggedy
roughness
rugged
scratchy
unsteady
wonkiness
wonky

Examples of nodular

nodular
The bites are extremely irritating, causing nodular, inflamed swellings that itch persistently for several days or even weeks.
The sandstone facies is composed of two subfacies, that is, sandstone and nodular sandstone.
The limestone beds are light bluish grey, nodular to continuous and generally some 3-5 centimetres in thickness.
Histological analysis of the resected nodular tumor confirmed the diagnosis of rhabdomyoma.
It should always be considered in the seropositive nodular rheumatoid with significant constitutional upset - particularly with weight loss and mild fever.
The outer segments of these cells also displayed local nodular excrescences or swellings.
Nodular flints become abundant in the upper beds, where thalassinoid burrow flints are the most prominent indicators of bedding cyclicity.
Findings on chest radiographs of these patients were protean including consolidation, interstitial, nodular, and cavitary lesions, and pleural effusion.
The claystone facies is composed of four subfacies including laminated claystone, sandy claystone, nodular claystone and claystone.
Additionally, no nodular excrescences were seen in any of the outer segments.
Firm smooth nodular lesions, which can be shiny flesh coloured, pink, red or brown similar to a pigmented naevus.
The first type, the classical implant, is a nodular lesion that is characterised by a variable degree of fibrosis and pigmentation.
Clinically, the affected vessels become nodular, tortuous and swollen.
All the cardiac valves showed prominent nodular thickening, especially along their lines of closure; the mitral and aortic valves being most severely affected.
The succession continues with pink pelagic limestone, reddish nodular rubbly limestone (with abundant replacement chert) and limestone breccia, with clasts up to 1 m in diameter.
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