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processus mamillaris

processus mamillaris noun: a rounded protuberance found on the posterior edge of the superior articular process of a lumbar vertebra.

Noun

processus mamillaris (plural processus mamillaris)

  1. A rounded protuberance found on the posterior edge of the superior articular process of a lumbar vertebra.
    • The processus mamillaris is located on the dorsolateral edge of the upper articular process.2011, Jiri Nedoma, Jiri Stehlik, Ilan Hlavacek, Josef Danek, Tatjana Dostolova, & Petra Preckova, Mathematical and Computational Methods in Biomechanics of Human Skeletal Systems, Chapter 7.10, page...
    Synonyms:
    mamillary process, metapophysis

Synonyms of processus mamillaris

Forms of processus mamillaris

pluralprocessus mamillaris

Origin of processus mamillaris

Coined by the British surgeon G. M. Humphry; from Latin, because of its resemblance to a small breast.

Questions about processus mamillaris

What does processus mamillaris mean?
Processus mamillaris means a rounded protuberance found on the posterior edge of the superior articular process of a lumbar vertebra.
What part of speech is processus mamillaris?
Processus mamillaris is a noun.
What is the plural of processus mamillaris?
The plural of processus mamillaris is processus mamillaris.

Words near processus mamillaris in the dictionary

  1. processualists
  2. processualities
  3. processuality
  4. processually
  5. processus
  6. processus mamillaris
  7. processus mastoidei
  8. processus mastoideus
  9. processwide
  10. procetofen
  11. prochaetodermatid

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