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eminence
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eminence /em·i·nence/ (em´ĭ-nĕns) a projection or boss.
caudal eminence  a taillike eminence in the early embryo, the remnant of the primitive node and the precursor of hindgut, adjacent notochord and somites, and the caudal part of the spinal cord.

em·i·nence (m-nns)
n.
The projecting prominent part of an organ, especially a bone.

eminence
a projection or boss.

iliopubic eminence
on the leading edge of the pubis; an attachment point for abdominal muscles.


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