| LRE | Lamina Rara Externa |
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| LRI | Lamina Rara Interna |
| BL | Barre-Lieou [syndrome]; basal lamina; baseline; Bessey-Lowry [unit]; black light; bladder; bleeding;... |
| CL | capillary lumen; cardiolipin; cell line; centralis lateralis; chemiluminescence; chest and left arm ... |
| EL | early latent; elbow; electroluminescence; erythroleukemia; exercise limit; external lamina |
| mesenteriolum processus vermiformis | The short mesentery of the appendix lying behind the terminal ileum, in which the appendicular artery courses. Synonym: mesenteriolum processus vermiformis, mesentery of appendix. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| processus | Synonym: process. Origin: L. See process (05 Mar 2000) |
| processus accessorius | A small apophysis at the posterior part of the base of the transverse process of each of the lumbar vertebrae. Synonym: processus accessorius, accessory tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| processus alveolaris | That portion of bone in either the maxilla or the mandible which surrounds and supports the teeth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| processus anterior mallei | A slender spur running anteriorward from the neck of the malleus toward the petrotympanic fissure. Synonym: processus anterior mallei, Folli's process, follian process, long process of malleus, processus gracilis, processus ravii, Rau's process, Ravius' process, slender process of malleus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| processus articularis | One of the small flat projections on the surfaces of the arches of the vertebrae on either side, at the point where the pedicles and laminae join, forming the zygapophysial joint surfaces; superior articular process, diapophysis; one of the anticular processes on the superior surface of the vertebral arch; inferior articular process, one of the articular processes on the inferior surface of the vertebral arch. Synonym: processus articularis, zygapophysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| processus articularis superior ossis sacri | The large process on each side of the sacrum posteriorly that articulates with the corresponding inferior articular process of the fifth lumbar vertebra. Synonym: processus articularis superior ossis sacri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| processus ascendens | An upward extension of the embryonic pterygoquadrate cartilage; it develops into the greater wing of the sphenoid bone. Synonym: ascending process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| processus brevis | A short projection from the base of the manubrium of the malleus, attached firmly to the drum membrane. Synonym: processus lateralis mallei, processus brevis, short process of malleus, tuberculum mallei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| processus calcaneus ossis cuboidei | The process projecting posteriorly from the plantar surface of the cuboid; it supports the anterior end of the calcaneus. Synonym: processus calcaneus ossis cuboidei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| processus caudatus | A narrow band of hepatic tissue connecting the caudate and right lobes of the liver posterior to the porta hepatis. Synonym: processus caudatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| processus ciliaris | One of the radiating pigmented ridges, usually seventy in number, on the inner surface of the ciliary body, increasing in thickness as they advance from the orbiculus ciliaris to the external border of the iris; these, together with the folds (plicae) in the furrows between them, constitute the corona ciliaris. Synonym: processus ciliaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| processus clinoideus | One of three pairs of bony projections from the sphenoid bone: anterior clinoid process, the recurved posterior angle of the lesser wing; middle clinoid process, a little spur of bone on the body of the sphenoid, posterolateral to the tuberculum sellae; posterior clinoid process, a spur of bone at each superior angle of the dorsum sellae. Synonym: processus clinoideus, clinoid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| processus cochleariformis | A bony angular process (the termination of the septum of the auditory tube) above the anterior end of the vestibular window, forming a pulley over which the tendon of the tensor tympani muscle plays. Synonym: cochleariform process, processus trochleariformis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| processus condylaris | The articular process of the ramus of the mandible; it includes the head of the mandible, the neck of the mandible and pterygoid fovea. Synonym: processus condylaris, condyloid process, mandibular condyle. (05 Mar 2000) |