| prominent | 1. Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a prominent figure on a vase. 2. Hence; Distinctly manifest; likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous; as, a prominent feature of the face; a prominent building. 3. Eminent; distinguished above others; as, a prominent character. <zoology> Prominent' moth, any moth of the family Notodontidae; a notodontian; so called because the larva has a hump or prominence on its back. Several of the species are injurious to fruit trees. Origin: L. Prominens, -entis, p. Pr. Of prominere to jut out, to project; pro before, forward + minere (in comp) to jut, project: cf. F. Prominent. See Imminent, Eminent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| prominent portal vein radicles | <radiology> Seen in acute hepatitis (12 Dec 1998) |
| prominentia | Synonym: prominence. Origin: L. Fr. Promineo, to jut out, be prominent (05 Mar 2000) |
| prominentia canalis facialis | The prominence on the medial wall of the tympanic cavity above the vestibular (oval) window produced by the presence of the facial canal. Synonym: prominentia canalis facialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prominentia canalis saemicircularis lateralis | The slight bulge in the medial wall of the epitympanic recess caused by the proximity of the lateral saemicircular canal. Synonym: prominentia canalis saemicircularis lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prominentia laryngea | The projection on the anterior portion of the neck formed by the thyroid cartilage of the larynx; serves as an external indication of the level of the fifth cervical vertebra. Synonym: prominentia laryngea, Adam's apple, protuberantia laryngea, thyroid eminence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prominentia mallearis | A small prominence at the upper end of the stria mallearis produced by the lateral process of the malleus. Synonym: prominentia mallearis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prominentia spiralis | A projecting portion of the spiral ligament of the cochlea, bounding the lower edge of the stria vascularis and containing within it a blood vessel, the vas prominens. Synonym: prominentia spiralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prominentia styloidea | A rounded eminence on the posterior (mastoid) wall of the tympanic cavity corresponding to the base of the styloid process. Synonym: prominentia styloidea. (05 Mar 2000) |