"styloid process" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: styloid processes [plural]
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  1. (anatomy) A slender projection of bone:
    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.
    Categories (topical): Skeleton
    Sense id: en-styloid_process-en-noun-p-a1BObK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 17 40 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (anatomy) A slender projection of bone:
    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.
    Categories (topical): Skeleton
    Sense id: en-styloid_process-en-noun-oyiyasRf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 17 40 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  3. (anatomy) A slender projection of bone:
    A conical prolongation of the lateral surface of the distal extremity of the radius that gives attachment to several tendons and ligaments.
    Categories (topical): Skeleton
    Sense id: en-styloid_process-en-noun-~I44kJGJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 17 40 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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