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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
extends from the base of the temporal bone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: process, outgrowth, appendage
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