"frontal process" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: frontal processes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} frontal process (plural frontal processes)
  1. (anatomy) 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. Categories (topical): Skeleton Synonyms: nasal process Translations (plate of the maxilla): 額突 (Chinese Mandarin), 额突 (alt: é tū, (Taiwan) é tú) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-frontal_process-en-noun-tIAXi058 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'plate of the maxilla': 76 24
  2. (anatomy) 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. Categories (topical): Skeleton Translations (process of the zygomatic bone): 額突 (Chinese Mandarin), 额突 (alt: é tū, (Taiwan) é tú) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-frontal_process-en-noun-auhqVXrB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'process of the zygomatic bone': 12 88

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