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occipital protuberance vs swelling

swelling vs occipital protuberance

occipital protuberance and swelling both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
occipital protuberance Yes No No No
swelling Yes No No No
As nouns, swelling is a hypernym of occipital protuberance; that is, swelling is a word with a broader meaning than occipital protuberance:
  • occipital protuberance: prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone
  • swelling: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
Other hypernyms of occipital protuberance include bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance.
occipital protuberance (noun) swelling (noun)
prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
Difference between occipital protuberance and swelling

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