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protuberance
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protuberance
n.
something that sticks out, projection; bulge, swelling; part of the body that bulges outward (Medicine)
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protuberance
Noun
1. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form
(synonym) bulge, bump, hump, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence
(hypernym) projection
(hyponym) frontal eminence
(derivation) protuberate
2. the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out; "the protuberance of his belly"
(hypernym) condition, status
(derivation) protuberate
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protubérance
nf.
protuberance, part of the body that bulges outward (Medicine); projection
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protuberance
n.
bulka; výrůstek
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Protuberance
(n.)
That which is protuberant swelled or pushed beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; a swelling or tumor on the body; a prominence; a bunch or knob; an elevation.
That which is protuberant swelled or pushed beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; a swelling or tumor on the body; a prominence; a bunch or knob; an elevation.
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