- Whitnall tubercle
- Whit·nall tubercle (hwitґnawl) [Samuel Ernest Whitnall, English anatomist, 1876–1950] tuberculum orbitale.
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Whitnall tubercle
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Tubercle — A small tuber, a small lump or bump. * * * 1. A nodule, especially in an anatomic, not pathologic, sense. 2. A circumscribed, rounded, solid elevation on the skin, mucous membrane, or surface of an organ. 3. A slight … Medical dictionary
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