| cornu majus ossis hyoidei | The larger and more lateral of the two processes on either side of the hyoid bone. Synonym: cornu majus ossis hyoidei. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cornu minus ossis hyoidei | The shorter and more medial of the two processes on either side of the hyoid bone. Synonym: cornu minus ossis hyoidei, styloid cornu. (05 Mar 2000) |
| corpus ossis femoris | The cylindrical shaft of the thigh bone. Synonym: corpus ossis femoris, body of thigh bone, corpus femoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| corpus ossis hyoidei | The body of the hyoid bone, from which the greater and lesser horns extend. Synonym: corpus ossis hyoidei, base of hyoid bone, basihyal, basihyoid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| corpus ossis ilii | It forms the upper two-fifths of the acetabulum and joins the pubis and ischium in the acetabulum. It continues above into the ala or wing of the ilium. Synonym: corpus ossis ilii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| corpus ossis ischii | The entire ischium with the exception of the ramus. Synonym: corpus ossis ischii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| corpus ossis metacarpalis | The shaft of one of the metacarpal bones. (05 Mar 2000) |
| corpus ossis sphenoidalis | The central portion of the sphenoid bone from which the greater and lesser wings and the pterygoid processes arise. The sphenoidal sinuses lie within it. Synonym: corpus ossis sphenoidalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crista conchalis ossis palatini | The ridge on the nasal surface of the perpendicular part of the palatine bone to which the inferior nasal concha attaches. Synonym: crista conchalis ossis palatini. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crista ethmoidalis ossis palatini | A ridge on the medial surface of the perpendicular part of the palatine bone to which the middle nasal concha attaches posteriorly. Synonym: crista ethmoidalis ossis palatini. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hamulus ossis hamati | A hooklike process on the distal and medial part of the palmar surface of the hamate bone. Synonym: hamulus ossis hamati. (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 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 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) |
| processus styloideus ossis metacarpalis III | A pointed projection from the dorsolateral angle of the base of the third metacarpal bone; it sometimes exists as a separate ossicle. Synonym: processus styloideus ossis metacarpalis III. (05 Mar 2000) |