| 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) |
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| 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) |
| processus coracoideus | A long curved projection from the neck of the scapula overhanging the glenoid cavity; it gives attachment to the short head of the biceps, the coracobrachialis, and the pectoralis minor muscles, and the conoid and coracoacromial ligaments. Synonym: processus coracoideus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| processus coronoideus | A sharp triangular projection from a bone; coronoid process of the mandible, the triangular anterior process of the mandibular ramus, giving attachment to the temporal muscle; coronoid process of the ulna, a bracket-like projection from the anterior portion of the proximal extremity of the ulna; its anterior surface gives attachment to the brachialis, its proximal surface enters into the formation of the trochlear notch. Synonym: processus coronoideus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| processus costalis | An apophysis extending laterally from the transverse process of a lumbar vertebra; it is the homologue of the rib. Synonym: processus costalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| processus ethmoidalis | A projection of the inferior concha, situated behind the lacrimal process and articulating with the uncinate process of the ethmoid. Synonym: processus ethmoidalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| processus falciformis | A continuation of the inner border of the sacrotuberous ligament upward and forward on the inner aspect of the ramus of the ischium. Synonym: processus falciformis, falciform ligament, ligamentum falciforme. (05 Mar 2000) |
| processus ferreini | The centre of the renal lobule, which has the shape of a small, steep pyramid, consisting of straight tubular parts; these may be either ascending or descending limbs of the nephronic loop or collecting tubules. Synonym: pars radiata lobuli corticalis renis, Ferrein's pyramid, processus ferreini. (05 Mar 2000) |
| processus frontalis maxillae | The upward extension from the body of the maxilla, which articulates with the frontal bone. Synonym: nasal process, processus frontalis maxillae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| processus frontalis ossis zygomatici | The process of the zygomatic bone which extends upward to form the lateral margin of the orbit and articulates with the frontal bone and greater wing of the sphenoid bone. Synonym: frontosphenoidal process, processus frontalis ossis zygomatici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basilar process of occipital bone | The part of the occipital bone that lies anterior to the foramen magnum and joins with the body of the sphenoid bone. Synonym: pars basilaris ossis occipitalis, basal part of occipital bone, basilar apophysis, basilar process of occipital bone, basilar process, basiocciput. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| binary process | A random event with two exhaustive and mutually exclusive outcomes; a Bernoulli process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biochemical conversion process | The use of living organisms or their products to convert organic material to fuels. (05 Dec 1998) |
| Budde process | A method of milk sterilization; to the fresh milk, hydrogen peroxide is added in the proportion of 15 ml of a 3% solution to 1 liter of milk, and the mixture is heated to 51컊r 52캜 (124캟) for 3 hours, by which time the peroxide is decomposed and the nascent oxygen acts as an efficient germicide; the milk is then rapidly cooled and put into sealed bottles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Burns' falciform process | The upper part of the falciform margin of the opening in the fascia lata through which the greater saphenous vein passes. Synonym: cornu superius marginalis falciformis, Burns' falciform process, Burns' ligament, Hey's ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| calcaneal process of cuboid bone | 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) |
| vaginal process | A crest of bone (edge of the tympanic portion of the temporal bone) running from the front and medial side of the mastoid process to the spine of the sphenoid; it splits to ensheath the base of the styloid process. Synonym: vagina processus styloidei, vaginal process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vaginal process 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 processus vaginalis in the female is known as the canal of Nuck. Synonym: Nuck's diverticulum, processus vaginalis peritonei, vaginal process of peritoneum, vaginal process of testis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vaginal process of sphenoid bone | A thin lamina of bone that extends medially under the body of the sphenoid bone from the medial lamina of the pterygoid process; it articulates with the vomer and the palatine bone. Synonym: processus vaginalis ossis sphenoidalis, sheath process of sphenoid bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vaginal process of testis | 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 processus vaginalis in the female is known as the canal of Nuck. Synonym: Nuck's diverticulum, processus vaginalis peritonei, vaginal process of peritoneum, vaginal process of testis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| packing process | The method of placing denture base material in a flask for processing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palatine process | In the embryo, medially directed shelves from the oral surface of the maxillae; they develop into the secondary palate after midline fusion. Synonym: processus palatinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| malar process | The rough projection from the maxilla that articulates with the zygomatic bone. Synonym: malar process, processus zygomaticus maxillae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gas shift process | A process in which carbon monoxide and hydrogen react in the presence of a catalyst to form methane and water. (05 Dec 1998) |
| papillary process | The left lower angle of the caudate lobe of the liver, opposite the caudate process. Synonym: processus papillaris. (05 Mar 2000) |