protrusion (noun)
31pseudopodium — noun (plural pseudopodia) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1854 1. a temporary protrusion or retractile process of the cytoplasm of a cell that functions (as in an amoeba) especially in a locomotor or food gathering capacity see amoeba illustration 2.… …
32slipped disk — noun Date: 1942 a protrusion of one of the cartilage disks between vertebrae with pressure on spinal nerves resulting in low back pain or sciatic pain …
33spina bifida — noun Etymology: New Latin, literally, spine split in two Date: 1720 a congenital cleft of the spinal column with hernial protrusion of the meninges and sometimes the spinal cord …
34white rhinoceros — noun Date: 1838 a rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) of southern and central Africa that is distinguished from the black rhinoceros especially by larger size and by a squared upper lip lacking a protrusion called also white rhino …
35hose barb — noun A short protrusion marked by ridges or dull barbs useful for securing a rubber hose or tube …
36meningoencephalocele — noun A protrusion of the meninges and the brain through a defect in the cranium …
37cellulite — noun the dimpled appearance of skin caused by the protrusion of subcutaneous adipose tissue …
38zygomatic process — noun A protrusion from the rest of the skull, most of it belonging to the zygomatic bone, but also contributed to by the frontal bone, maxilla and temporal bone …
39ambulacrum — noun A row of pores for the protrusion of appendages such as tube feet. See Also: ambulacral …
40myelomeningocele — noun A form of spina bifida characterized by protrusion of the spinal meninges …
