protrusive

[Lat. protrus (us), pa. par. of protrudo to protrude (q.v.); Eng. adj. suff. -ive.] Protruding; thrusting or pushing forward. pro-tru-şive-lý, adv . [Eng. protrusive ; -ly .] In a protrusive manner; obtrusively. ( Carlyle .) pro-tū-ber-ançe, s. [Fr., from Lat. protuber ans = protuberant (q.v.).] A part which swells above the rest; a swelling, a prominence, a knob, a bunch; anything which is swelled or pushed above the level of the surrounding or adjacent surface; a hill, a knoll, an elevation. It is used in this sense in Anatomy, as the occipital, the external, and internal protuberances.