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| ampulla | from Ancient Greek ἀμφορεύς (amphoreús, “vased shaped ornament with a narrow neck |
| border | German Borte (“ribbon, trimming”) |
| bulla | Borrowed from Latin bulla (“bubble”) |
| bulbus | from Latin bulbus (“bulb, onion”), |
| bump | Modern English bump (“a shock, blow from a collision |
| coccus | from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”) |
| condyle | from Ancient Greek κόνδυλος (kóndulos, “knuckle”). |
| crest | Cognate with crinis (“hair”), crispus (“curly”) |
| cyst | from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “anatomical sac”) |
| edge | Latin aciēs (“sharp”), acus (“needle”) |
| eminence | From ex- (“out of”) + *mineō, (stand out) |
| ganglion | from Ancient Greek γᾰγγλῐ́ον (ganglíon, “encysted tumour on a tendon or aponeurosis”) |
| globe | Cognate with Latin glaeba, glomus, Sanskrit ग्लुन्थ (gluntha, “lump”) |
| globus | Cognate with Latin glaeba, glomus, Sanskrit ग्लुन्थ (gluntha, “lump”) |
| glomerulus | Latin glomus (gen. glomeris) meaning ball of yarn |
| hernia | from Latin hernia (“protruded viscus”) Sanskrit हिर (hira), Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ) |
| knuckle | *knukô (“bone, joint”) + *-ilaz (diminutive suffix) |
| malleolus | from Latin malleolus (“a small hammer or mallet”). |
| malleus | Latin malleus (“hammer, mallet”). Doublet of maul. |
| Nodule | from Latin nōdulus (“small knot”), from nōdus (“knot”) |
| nucleus | Borrowed from Latin nucleus (“kernel, core”), a diminutive of nux (“nut”) |
| polyp | πολύς (polús, “many”) + πούς (poús, “foot”) |
| Process | From prō- + cēdō. |
| protuberance | from prō + tūber (“swelling; protuberance”) + -antia (“-ance”). |
| ridge | German Rücken (“back, ridge”), |
| sphere | from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “ball, globe”) |
| spherical | from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “ball, globe”) |
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| swelling | |
| torus | from Latin torus (“a round, swelling, elevation, protuberance”) |
| tortuous | from Latin tortuōsus, from tortus (“a twisting, winding”) |
| trochanter | From τροχάζω (trokházō, “to run quickly”) + -τήρ (-tḗr) |
| Tuber | From Latin tūber (“bump, hump, swelling”). |
| tubercle | From Latin tūber (“bump, hump, swelling”). |
| tuberosity | From Latin tūber (“bump, hump, swelling”). |
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