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• 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

• frontal process — n 1) a long plate that is part of the maxillary bone and contributes to the formation of the lateral part of the nose and of the nasal cavity called also nasal process 2) a process of the zygomatic bone articulating superiorly with the frontal… …   Medical dictionary

• zygomatic process — n any of several bony processes that articulate with the zygomatic bone: as a) a long slender process of the temporal bone helping to form the zygomatic arch b) a narrow process of the frontal bone articulating with the zygomatic bone c) a rough… …   Medical dictionary

• Open-hearth process — Open O pen, a. [AS. open; akin to D. open, OS. opan, G. offan, Icel. opinn, Sw. [ o]ppen, Dan. aaben, and perh. to E. up. Cf. {Up}, and {Ope}.] 1. Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Siemens-Martin process — Open O pen, a. [AS. open; akin to D. open, OS. opan, G. offan, Icel. opinn, Sw. [ o]ppen, Dan. aaben, and perh. to E. up. Cf. {Up}, and {Ope}.] 1. Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• jugular process — n a quadrilateral or triangular process of the occipital bone on each side that articulates with the temporal bone and is situated lateral to the condyle of the occipital bone on each side articulating with the atlas * * * processus jugularis… …   Medical dictionary

• sphenoidal process — n 1) a process on the superior border of the vertical plate of the palatine bone articulating with the sphenoid 2) a backward prolongation of the cartilage of the nasal septum between the vomer and the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid …   Medical dictionary

• parotic process — noun 1. : a process of opisthotic, exoccipital, and prootic elements in the skull of some reptiles 2. : a process formed of pterotic and opisthotic elements articulating with the posttemporal in the skull of some fishes …   Useful english dictionary

• 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 …   Medical dictionary

• jugular process — noun : a lateral process of the occipital bone near each condyle articulating with the temporal bone …   Useful english dictionary

• sphenoidal process — noun 1. : a process on the superior border of the vertical plate of the palatine bone articulating with the sphenoid 2. : a backward prolongation of the cartilage of the nasal septum between the vomer and the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid …   Useful english dictionary