A projection from the main body of something; an outgrowth; a protuberance. Anatomy and Zoology. A protuberance or projection, esp. from a bone.
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| 释义 | the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > parts of bones > [noun] > natural outgrowth or projecting part (12) process1565 A projection from the main body of something; an outgrowth; a protuberance. Anatomy and Zoology. A protuberance or projection, esp. from a bone. production1578 Anatomy. An extension of or projection from a bone or other part; a protuberance, a process. Obsolete. apophysis1611 Physiology. A natural protuberance or process, arising from, and forming a continuous part of, a bone; esp. one of the processes on the spinal… processus1664 Anatomy. = process, n. 13a. Chiefly with distinguishing post-classical or scientific Latin word or words, forming the names of particular processes. probole1684 A bony prominence or projection; an apophysis; spec. (Physical Anthropology) the external occipital protuberance of the skull. spine1706 Anatomy. One or other of several sharp-pointed slender processes of various bones. ramus1731 Anatomy and Zoology. A part of a bone, esp. of the mandible, the ischium, or the pubis, that forms an angle with its main body. spinous process1732 a process or apophysis of a spine-like form, esp. one of those on the vertebræ. plectrum1792 Anatomy and Zoology. Any of various small, stiff projections of bone or other tissue; esp. (a) Entomology a ridge forming part of some insect… buttress1824 Zoology, Anatomy, and Medicine. A process, projection, or plate on a bone, typically acting to support another bone or bony process; (also) a… epicondyle1828 Originally: a bony prominence at the elbow joint, located next to the lateral condyle of the humerus. In later use also: a bony prominence located… spiculum1873 = spicula, n. 4. |
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