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A swelling or knoblike outgrowth. A bulging, swelling, or protruding part. SEE ALSO: p.. SYN: protuberantia [TA]. [Mod. L. protuberantia]

- Bichat p. SYN: buccal fat-pad.

- external occipital p. [TA] a prominence about the center of the outer surface of the squamous portion of the occipital bone, giving attachment to the ligamentum nuchae. SYN: protuberantia occipitalis externa [TA].

- internal occipital p. [TA] a projection from about the center of the cruciform eminence on the inner surface of the occipital bone. SYN: protuberantia occipitalis interna [TA].

- mental p. [TA] the prominence of the chin at the anterior part of the mandible. SYN: protuberantia mentalis [TA], mental process.

pro·tu·ber·ance prō-'t(y)ü-b(ə-)rən(t)s n

1) something that is protuberant <a bony \protuberance>

2) the quality or state of being protuberant

(in anatomy) a rounded projecting part, e.g. the projecting part of the chin (mental protuberance).