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noun
A projecting lamina of bone on the inferior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone that is continuous with the tympanic plate and surrounds the base of the styloid process.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
An outpouching of peritoneum through the inguinal canal, from which the serous membrane (tunica vaginalis) covering the testicle is derived.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: embryology, medicine, sciences
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noun
Either of a pair of projecting plates on the inferior surface of the sphenoid bone which articulate with the alae of the vomer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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