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Nodules

Definition

Nodules are solid, raised bumps in or under the skin that are wider than 10 millimeters.

Reviewed on October 28, 2008 by David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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