protrusion
the act of protruding or the state of being protruded.
something that protrudes or projects.
Origin of protrusion
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- non·pro·tru·sion, noun
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How to use protrusion in a sentence
Uninfected cells grew in lawns resembling lush grasslands, where the tufts of waving fronds are actually hairlike protrusions called cilia, which grow from the tops of airway-lining cells, the team confirmed.
The body’s response to allergic asthma also helps protect against COVID-19 | Tina Hesman Saey | May 2, 2022 | Science NewsThe minimal protrusion came, in part, because the body is also efficiently designed.
She’d come sideways off the wall and hit her head on a protrusion in the rock, which gouged a quarter-size hole into the left side of her forehead.
Emily Harrington Made History on El Cap. She’s Still Ascending. | jversteegh | July 26, 2021 | Outside OnlineCells that line the respiratory tract and their hairlike protrusions called cilia help clear airways of inhaled particles and pathogens.
Lung cell images show how intense a coronavirus infection can be | Jonathan Lambert | September 15, 2020 | Science NewsHe pulls aside another prisoner with a protrusion on his head, and implies the man was injured by the guards.
The mantle cavity is also closed with the exception of a small hole left for the protrusion of the small foot.
The Sea Shore | William S. FurneauxThe hole in the shell serves for the protrusion of a pedicel or foot by means of which the animal is enabled to attach itself.
The Sea Shore | William S. FurneauxNo doubt the protrusion of the cirri effectively aids the act of opening.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) | Charles DarwinPerhaps I have blundered about Primula; but certainly not about mere protrusion of pollen-tubes.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II | Charles DarwinThe complication which makes the accident so unfortunate for the patient is the protrusion of the intestines.
British Dictionary definitions for protrusion
/ (prəˈtruːʒən) /
something that protrudes
the state or condition of being protruded
the act or process of protruding
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