SYN: eminence. [L. prominence, fr. e-mineo, to stand out, project]
- e. abducentis SYN: facial colliculus.
- e. arcuata [TA] SYN: arcuate eminence.
- e. collateralis [TA] SYN: collateral eminence.
- e. conchae [TA] SYN: eminence of concha.
- e. cruciformis [TA] SYN: cruciform eminence.
- e. hypoglossi SYN: hypoglossal trigone.
- e. hypothena′ris hypothenar eminence.
- e. iliopubica [TA] SYN: iliopubic eminence.
- e. intercondylaris [TA] SYN: intercondylar eminence.
- e. intercondyloidea SYN: intercondylar eminence.
- e. mediana SYN: median eminence.
- e. parietalis parietal tuber.
- e. pyramidalis [TA] a conical projection posterior to the vestibular window in the middle ear; it is hollow and contains the stapedius muscle. SYN: pyramid of tympanum, pyramidal eminence, pyramis tympani.
- e. restiformis SYN: restiform body.
- e. scaphae [TA] SYN: eminence of scapha.
- e. thena′ris thenar eminence.
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em·i·nen·tia (em″ĭ-nenґshə) gen. and pl. eminenґtiae [L.] [TA] eminence: anatomical terminology for a prominence or projection, especially one on the surface of a bone.Medical dictionary. 2011.