styloid process of ulna
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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
Ulnar styloid process — Infobox Bone Name = Ulnar styloid process Latin = processus styloideus ulnae GraySubject = 52 GrayPage = 218 Caption = Bones of left forearm. Anterior aspect. (Styloid process of ulna labeled at bottom left.) Caption2 = Human arm bones diagram… … 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
Ulna — Infobox Bone Name = Ulna Latin = GraySubject = 52 GrayPage = 214 Caption = Upper extremity Caption2 = Ulna is #2 Articulations = MeshName = Ulna MeshNumber = A02.835.232.087.090.850 DorlandsPre = u 01 DorlandsSuf = 12835497 The ulna (elbow bone)… … Wikipedia
ulna — ulnar, adj. /ul neuh/, n., pl. ulnae / nee/, ulnas. 1. Anat. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb. Cf. radius (def. 7). See diag. under skeleton. 2. a corresponding bone in the forelimb of other vertebrates. [1835 45; < L:… … Universalium
ulna — The medial and larger of the two bones of the forearm. SYN: cubitus (2) [TA]. [L. elbow, arm, fr. G. olene] * * * ul·na əl nə n, pl ul·nae nē or ul·nas the bone on the little finger side of the human forearm that forms with the humerus the elbow… … Medical dictionary
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
ulna — n. the inner and longer bone of the forearm. It articulates with the humerus and radius above and with the radius and indirectly with the wrist bones below. At its upper end is the olecranon process and coronoid process; at the lower end is a… … The new mediacal dictionary
