Ma'anar ƙamus na "nodulated" yana da ciwon nodules, waɗanda ƙanana ne, masu girma ko ƙumburi a saman. A cikin sharuddan botanical, nodulated yana nufin samun nodules, waɗanda ƙananan kumburi ne ko kumbura akan tushen tsire-tsire na leguminous waɗanda ke ɗauke da ƙwayoyin cuta na nitrogen. A cikin kalmomin likitanci, nodulated na iya nufin kasancewar nodules a cikin jiki, waɗanda ba su da girma ko kullu waɗanda za a iya gano su ta hanyar hoto na likita.