styloid process

noun

, Anatomy.

1. a long, spinelike process of a bone, especially the projection from the base of the temporal bone.

Word History and Origins

Origin of styloid process¹

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

The ulna should be cut obliquely, leaving the base of the styloid process, and removing all the cartilage-covered portion.

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To inject iodoform, the needle is inserted immediately below the radial or the ulnar styloid process.

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A styloid process is more or less distinctly visible in the Chimpanzees.

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