protuberance of chin
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protuberance — 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 cente … Medical dictionary
Chin — The frontal portion of the face at the mandible that contains the line of fusion of the two separate halves of the mandible (symphysis menti). This line of fusion encloses a triangular area called the mental protuberance (the tip of the chin). On … Medical dictionary
protuberance — n. (in anatomy) a rounded projecting part, e.g. the projecting part of the chin (mental protuberance) … The new mediacal dictionary
chin appendix — Schnauzenorgan (a German word for the chin protuberance of elephant nose fishes (Mormyridae), where there is the highest density of electrical receptors) … Dictionary of ichthyology
chin cactus — any of various globular cacti of the genus Gymnocalycium, native to South America, having white or pinkish flowers and a chinlike protrusion below each cluster of spines. * * * ▪ plant any of about 50 species of the genus Gymnocalycium, family… … Universalium
Mental protuberance — Mandible. Outer surface. Side view. (Mental protuberance labeled at bottom left.) … Wikipedia
mental protuberance — n the bony protuberance at the front of the lower jaw forming the chin * * * protuberantia mentalis … Medical dictionary
Schnauzenorgan — a German word for the chin protuberance or chin appendix of elephant nose fishes (Mormyridae), where there is the highest density of electrical receptors … Dictionary of ichthyology
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Neanderthal anatomy — Neanderthal Temporal range: Middle to Late Pleistocene, 0.6–0.03 Ma … Wikipedia
