SYN: protuberance. SEE ALSO: protuberance, prominence, eminence. [Mod. L. fr. protubero, to swell out, fr. tuber, a swelling]
- p. laryngea SYN: laryngeal prominence.
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pro·tu·ber·an·tia (pro-too″bər-anґshə) gen. and pl. protuberanґtiae [L., from pro- + tuber bulge] protuberance: a projecting part, or prominence.Medical dictionary. 2011.