styloid process of radius
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Styloid process — In anatomy, a styloid process (from Greek stylos , pillar ), usually serving as points of attachment for muscles, refers to the slender, pointed process (protrusion) of : * temporal bone of the skull Styloid process (temporal) * radius bone of… … Wikipedia
styloid process — n any of several long slender pointed bony processes: as a) 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 … Medical dictionary
Radial styloid process — Infobox Bone Name = Radial styloid process Latin = processus styloideus radii GraySubject = 53 GrayPage = 220 Caption = Bones of left forearm. Anterior aspect. (Styloid process of radius labeled at bottom right.) Caption2 = Human arm bones… … Wikipedia
styloid process — 1) a long slender downward pointing spine projecting from the lower surface of the temporal bone of the skull. It provides attachment for muscles and ligaments of the tongue and hyoid bone. 2) any of various other spiny projections; occurring,… … The new mediacal dictionary
Process — In anatomy, a process is a projection from a structure. The process of the mandible is the part of the lower jaw that projects forward. In a more general sense, a process is a series of actions or events that are part of a system or of a… … Medical dictionary
radius — /ray dee euhs/, n., pl. radii / dee uy /, radiuses. 1. a straight line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface: The radius of a circle is half the diameter. 2. the length of such a line. 3. any radial or… … Universalium
styloid — Peg shaped; denoting one of several slender bony processes. See s. process of third metacarpal bone, s. process of temporal bone, s. process of radius, s. process of ulna. SYN: styliform. [stylo + G. eidos, resemblance] * * * sty·loid stī(ə)l… … Medical dictionary
Lower extremity of radius — Bone: Distal radius The radius and ulna of the left forearm, posterior surface. The top is proximal (elbow) and bottom is distal (wrist). Gray s … Wikipedia
Body of radius — Infobox Bone Name = Body of radius Latin = corpus radii GraySubject = 52 GrayPage = 219 Caption = The radius and ulna of the left forearm, posterior surface. The top is proximal (elbow) and bottom is distal (wrist). Caption2 = Precursor = System … Wikipedia
Coracoid process — Bone: coracoid process Left scapula. Lateral view. (Coracoid process labeled at upper left.) … Wikipedia
