subnodulous

comparative more subnodulous · superlative most subnodulous

1. anatomySlightly nodular; having small or indistinct nodules.

   pyraster: ovate, caudated, transversely sulcated, with subnodulous ribs; the opening rounded; grooved internally-14 inch.

   1822, James Parkinson, Introduction to the Study of Fossil Organic Remains: Especially Those Found in the British Strata, Nattali, page 203

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   On the second whorl, which is definitely angulated at the periphery, the axials are strong and subnodulous at the angulation and remarkably weakened above, but apparently reach the upper suture.

   1969, Teiichi Kobayashi, editor, Geology and Palaeontology of Southeast Asia, volume 6, University of Tokyo Press, page 213

2. medicineMarked by the presence of small, poorly developed nodules within tissue.