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Protrusion vs Mucocele - What's the difference?

protrusion | mucocele |

As nouns the difference between protrusion and mucocele

is that protrusion is (uncountable) the act of protruding while mucocele is (medicine) an enlargement or protrusion of the mucous membrane of the lachrymal passages, or dropsy of the lachrymal sac, dependent upon catarrhal inflammation of the latter.

protrusion

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The act of protruding.
  • (uncountable) The state of being protruded.
  • (countable) Anything that protrudes.

    • Related terms

    * protrude * protuberance

    See also

    * hernia

    mucocele

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) An enlargement or protrusion of the mucous membrane of the lachrymal passages, or dropsy of the lachrymal sac, dependent upon catarrhal inflammation of the latter.
    • (Dunglison)
    (Webster 1913)