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styloid processes

styloid processes is the plural of styloid process.

Meaning of styloid process

Noun

styloid process (plural styloid processes)

  1. A sharp spine that projects downward and forward from the inferior surface of the temporal bone just in front of the stylomastoid foramen and that is derived from cartilage of the second pharyngeal arch.
  2. An eminence on the distal extremity of the ulna projecting from the medial and posterior part of the bone and giving attachment to a ligament of the wrist joint.
  3. A conical prolongation of the lateral surface of the distal extremity of the radius that gives attachment to several tendons and ligaments.

Questions about styloid processes

What is styloid processes the plural of?
Styloid processes is the plural of styloid process.

Words near styloid processes in the dictionary

  1. stylohyoidei
  2. stylohyoideus
  3. stylohyoids
  4. styloid
  5. styloid process
  6. styloid processes
  7. styloid syndrome
  8. styloidectomies
  9. styloidectomy
  10. styloids
  11. stylolite

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