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frontal processes

frontal processes is the plural of frontal process.

Meaning of frontal process

Noun

frontal process (plural frontal processes)

  1. A long plate that is part of the maxilla and contributes to the formation of the lateral part of the nose and of the nasal cavity.
    Synonyms:
    nasal process
  2. A process of the zygomatic bone articulating superiorly with the frontal bone, forming part of the orbit anteriorly, and articulating with the sphenoid bone posteriorly.

Questions about frontal processes

What is frontal processes the plural of?
Frontal processes is the plural of frontal process.

Words near frontal processes in the dictionary

  1. frontal plane
  2. frontal planes
  3. frontal point
  4. frontal points
  5. frontal process
  6. frontal processes
  7. frontal sinus
  8. frontal sinuses
  9. frontal suture
  10. frontal sutures
  11. frontal wedgie

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