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protrusion

[proh-troo-zhuhn, pruh-] / proʊˈtru ʒən, prə- /
NOUN
bulge
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This creates a highly efficient system that supports cell protrusion, adhesion and rapid shape changes.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2026

His surgery on Thursday will repair an inguinal hernia, a protrusion in the groin area due to a tear in the abdominal muscles.

From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025

I watched an older woman grow overcome by the proclamation that a protrusion in her abdomen was being burned out of her body.

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2024

It causes a sac-like protrusion of brain tissue coming out of an opening in the skull and impacts about 1 in 10,000 babies born in the U.S.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2024

She tied a thick knot onto a protrusion.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

Grey matter consists of neuronal cell bodies and their dendrites - short protrusions that communicate with neurons nearby.

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026

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

It was first climbed in 1957 by a team who took 18 months searching for protrusions and cracks to use as holds and driving heavy metal spikes into the rock where no holds existed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024

Her urgent need was to figure out how to get past the nest, using its important handhold, and to the steplike rock protrusions that would be the means of her final ascent to the top.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry


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