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An eminence or projection; a projection of a part. SYN: promontorium [TA]. [L. promontorium]

- pelvic p. SYN: sacral p..

- sacral p. [TA] the most prominent anterior projection of the base of the sacrum. SYN: promontorium ossis sacri [TA], pelvic p., p. of the sacrum.

- p. of the sacrum SYN: sacral p..

- tympanic p. SYN: p. of tympanic cavity.

- p. of tympanic cavity [TA] a rounded eminence on the labyrinthine wall of the middle ear, caused by the first coil of the cochlea. SYN: promontorium cavi tympani [TA], tuber cochleae, tympanic p..

prom·on·to·ry 'präm-ən-.tōr-ē, -.tȯr- n, pl -ries a bodily prominence: as

a) the angle of the ventral side of the sacrum where it joins the vertebra

b) a prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the ear

(in anatomy) a projecting part of an organ or other structure.