Bony excrescence or projection

  • 1horn — I. n. 1. Bony excrescence or projection. 2. Horny matter or material. 3. Trumpet, wind instrument. 4. Drinking cup, beaker. 5. (Bot.) Spur. 6. Cusp, curved extremity, prong, wing (of a battle lin …

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  • 2protrusion — noun 1. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge the hump of a camel he stood on the rocky prominence the occipital protuberance was well developed the bony… …

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  • 3horn — Any structure resembling a h. in shape. SYN: cornu (1). [A.S.] Ammon h. [TA] one of the two interlocking gyri composing the hippocampus, the other being the dentate gyrus. Based on cytoarchitectural features, Ammon h. can be divided into …

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  • 4extrusion — noun 1. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge the hump of a camel he stood on the rocky prominence the occipital protuberance was well developed the bony… …

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  • 5gibbosity — noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge the hump of a camel he stood on the rocky prominence the occipital protuberance was well developed the bony excrescence …

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  • 6gibbousness — noun something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge the hump of a camel he stood on the rocky prominence the occipital protuberance was well developed the bony excrescence …

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  • 7protuberance — noun 1. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings (Freq. 1) the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge the hump of a camel he stood on the rocky prominence the occipital protuberance was well developed the… …

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  • 8osteophyte — A bony outgrowth or protuberance. [osteo + G. phyton, plant] * * * os·teo·phyte äs tē ə .fīt n a pathological bony outgrowth os·teo·phyt·ic .äs tē ə fit ik adj * * * n. a projection of bone, usually shaped like a rose thorn, that occurs at sites… …

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  • 9Ichthyology terms — Ichthyology uses several terms that are unique to the science.Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z NOTOC A * Abdomen: belly * Abdominal: pertaining to the belly * Actinosts: a series of bones at the base of the pectoral… …

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  • 10horn — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German horn, Latin cornu, Greek keras Date: before 12th century 1. a. one of the usually paired bony processes that arise from the head of many ungulates and that are found in… …

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