protrusions
- plural of protrusion.
Example Sentences
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Grey matter consists of neuronal cell bodies and their dendrites - short protrusions that communicate with neurons nearby.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026
Cell shapes appeared uneven, and extra protrusions formed between neighboring cells.
From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025
If an oarfish happens to swim up to the ocean’s surface, a sailor would see a long slithering creature with spiky protrusions on its head and could believe it was a sea monster, Paig-Tran said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024
The researchers now want to explore the mechanisms that specifically trigger the T6SS assembly in bacteria inside the protrusions to gain deeper insights into the survival tactics of this intracellular pathogen.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2024
Strange protrusions that Aru had thought were just rocks now looked a lot more like fins covered in sharp barnacles.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
