Medical Dictionary

promontory

noun prom·on·to·ry \ˈpräm-ən-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtr-\
plural prom·on·to·ries

Medical Definition of PROMONTORY

:  a bodily prominence: as a :  the angle of the ventral side of the sacrum where it joins the vertebra b :  a prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the ear
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