How to Use nodule in a Sentence

nodule

noun
  • The examination revealed a nodule on his lung.
  • There are two nodules left in her lungs that will be looked at soon.
    — Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2024
  • These nodules can range from very small to very large and may grow fast.
    — Texas A&m University, Houston Chronicle, 20 June 2018
  • The scan turned up no blood clots, but there was a small nodule in the patient’s lung.
    — Emily Brindley, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
  • This isn't the first time attention has been drawn to the nodules.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 24 July 2024
  • In the early stages, small scars, or flea-sized nodules, begin to form in the lung.
    — Perry Williams, Bloomberg.com, 8 Sep. 2017
  • Biden was seen for further tests last week after a finding of a prostate nodule.
    — Luke Garrett, NPR, 18 May 2025
  • Very low-risk nodules only require a follow-up in two or three years.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The nodules sought by the industry take millions of years to form.
    — Harry Stevens, New York Times, 3 June 2026
  • Gaffo suspected that this nodule would be a clue to what was causing the man’s pain.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 31 Aug. 2017
  • The nodules had been observed in the patient for three years, the case report says.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 17 July 2019
  • Tests there have involved suctioning nodules from the seafloor to ships above.
    — Leonardo MacElloni, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
  • But at one end, each seed has a yellow nodule full of fats that are nutritious for young ants.
    — Leslie Nemo, Scientific American, 29 June 2021
  • Isotretinoin treats severe acne, such as cysts and nodules that are often large and painful.
    — Madeleine Burry, Health, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Since LaPorte was in good her health, she was told to watch the nodule and wait.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Rather, skin lesions, such as nodules or ulcers, are more common.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Only in about 1% of cases, when a nodule grows or changes, is a biopsy done.
    — Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Last month, doctors found nodules on Lebron's lungs.
    — Ali Bauman, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Sediment stuck to the nodules is sucked up along with them to the surface vessel.
    — Olive Heffernan, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2023
  • On the edge of his right wrist, the doctor found a nodule, a little larger than a lima bean.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 31 Aug. 2017
  • For fillers, infection, migration of the filler and nodules or lumps are among the risks.
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 12 June 2023
  • Sarcoidosis produces lumps or nodules in the lungs.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2026
  • When the showers are through, the rain roots are jettisoned but the nodules remain, poised to sprout anew.
    — Natalie Angier, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2017
  • Her scans were clear until the three-month mark, when her doctors found suspicious nodules in her lungs.
    — Natalie Krebs, NPR, 9 June 2026
  • If ruptured, these nodules may require surgery to repair the damage.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Lumps on the elbows, called rheumatoid nodules, may develop as well.
    — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 5 June 2024
  • Plugged milk duct Plugged milk ducts are usually small, hard, and tender nodules or lumps in the breast.
    — Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 29 July 2024
  • Tiny nodules of leghemoglobin (leg-hee-muh, glo-bin) containing heme reside on soy bean roots.
    — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 9 Oct. 2017
  • The clinician can feel the back surface of the prostate to check if there is any suspicious nodule or lump.
    — Dr. Jared Heiner, idahostatesman, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Finding such nodules wasn’t itself a surprise.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026

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