- basilar process
- basilar process n an anterior median projection of the occipital bone in front of the foramen magnum articulating in front with the body of the sphenoid by the basilar suture
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basilar process — noun : an anterior median projection of the occipital bone in front of the foramen magnum articulating in front with the body of the sphenoid by the basilar suture … Useful english dictionary
basilar groove — n the depression in the upper surface of the basilar process on which the medulla rests * * * sulcus basilaris pontis … Medical dictionary
basilar groove — noun : the depression in the upper surface of the basilar process on which the medulla rests … Useful english dictionary
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Middle clinoid process — Bone: Middle clinoid process Sphenoid bone. Upper surface. (Middle clinoid process labeled at upper left.) … Wikipedia
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