something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings;
"the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"
"the hump of a camel"
"he stood on the rocky prominence"
"the occipital protuberance was well developed"
"the bony excrescence between its horns"
the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out;
"the protuberance of his belly"
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A small protuberance or elevation, as from an organ, a tissue, or a structure. 隆起物,凸出物(器官,组织或结构上的)小隆起或凸出物
A rounded protuberance formed by the bones in a joint. (屈指时)指节膨出部关节中由骨头形成的圆形突出物
A knob, knot, protuberance, or swelling. 节,结,瘤球状物、结、节疤或肿瘤