PROTRUSION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of projecting out from something

Synonyms:

jut; jutting; projection; protrusion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("protrusion" is a kind of...):

change of shape (an action that changes the shape of something)

Derivation:

protrude (extend out or project in space)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

Example:

the bony excrescence between its horns

Synonyms:

bulge; bump; excrescence; extrusion; gibbosity; gibbousness; hump; jut; prominence; protrusion; protuberance; swelling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Hypernyms ("protrusion" is a kind of...):

projection (any solid convex shape that juts out from something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "protrusion"):

frontal eminence (either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit)

occipital protuberance (prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone)

belly (a part that bulges deeply)

caput (a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure)

mogul (a bump on a ski slope)

nub; nubble (a small lump or protuberance)

snag (a sharp protuberance)

wart (any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals))

Derivation:

protrude (swell or protrude outwards)

protrude (bulge outward)

Credits

Context examples:

Characterized by minimal protrusion of the mandible or minimal prognathism.

(Orthognathous, NCI Thesaurus)

A leukocyte adherent to CAMs on the endothelial cells moves forward by leading-edge protrusion and retraction of its tail.

(Leukocyte Transendothelial Migration Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

The -conus refers to the cone shape of the corneal protrusion.

(Keratoconus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A protrusion of the eyeball from the socket.

(Exophthalmos, NCI Thesaurus)

Frequently luminal protrusions are observed, sometimes forming papillae.

(Airway Epithelial Hyperplasia of the Mouse Pulmonary System, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

The protrusion of abdominal contents through a congenital or acquired defect in the abdominal wall.

(Abdominal Hernia, NCI Thesaurus)

A finding indicating the presence of protrusions or extensions in the basement membrane of the glomeruli.

(Glomerular Basement Membrane Spikes Present, NCI Thesaurus)

The protrusion of the tissue is flush with the level of the skin surface.

(Cervical Myelocele, NCI Thesaurus)

Clot shrinkage occurs when platelets form hand-like protrusions called filopodia.

(How And Why Blood Clots Shrink, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Protrusion of some part of the abdominal or retroperitoneal structures through the diaphragm into the thorax.