- p. articularis [TA] SYN: articular process.
- p. ascendens an upward extension of the embryonic pterygoquadrate cartilage; it develops into the greater wing of the sphenoid bone. SYN: ascending process.
- p. calcaneus ossis cuboidei [TA] SYN: calcaneal process of cuboid.
- p. caudatus [TA] SYN: caudate process.
- p. ciliaris [TA] SYN: ciliary process.
- p. clinoideus [TA] SYN: clinoid process.
- p. cochleariformis [TA] a bony angular process (the termination of the septum of the pharyngotympanic (auditory) tube) above the anterior end of the vestibular window, forming a pulley over which the tendon of the tensor tympani muscle plays. SYN: cochleariform process, p. trochleariformis.
- p. coracoideus [TA] SYN: coracoid process.
- p. coronoideus SYN: coronoid process.
- p. costalis [TA] SYN: costal process.
- p. ferreini SYN: medullary ray.
- p. intrajugularis [TA] SYN: intrajugular process.
- p. lenticularis incudis [TA] SYN: lenticular process of incus.
- p. mastoideus [TA] SYN: mastoid process.
- p. mastoideus partis petrosae ossis temporalis [TA] SYN: mastoid process of petrous part of temporal bone.
- p. paramastoideus [TA] SYN: paramastoid process.
- p. pterygospinosus [TA] SYN: pterygospinous process.
- p. supraepicondylaris humeri [TA] SYN: supracondylar process of humerus.
- p. trochleariformis SYN: p. cochleariformis.
- p. vaginalis peritonei SYN: p. vaginalis of peritoneum.
- p. vaginalis of peritoneum a peritoneal diverticulum in the embryonic lower anterior abdominal wall that traverses the inguinal canal; in the male it forms the tunica vaginalis testis and normally loses its connection with the peritoneal cavity; a persistent p. vaginalis in the female is known as the canal of Nuck. SYN: Nuck diverticulum, p. vaginalis peritonei, vaginal process of peritoneum, vaginal process of testis.
- p. vermiformis SYN: appendix (2).
- p. xiphoideus [TA] SYN: xiphoid process.
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pro·ces·sus (pro-sesґəs) pl. procesґsus [L.] [TA] process: anatomic terminology for a prominence or projection.Descriptions are given on TA terms, and include anglicized names of specific processes.
Medical dictionary. 2011.