PROCESS (ANATOMY)

In anatomy, a 'process' (Latin: 'processus') is a projection or outgrowth of tissue from a larger body.

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Examples of processes include:

★ the mastoid process

★ the xyphoid process

★ the spinous process extends from rearward from the centre of each vertebra.

coracoid process

★ vertebral transverse processes

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Dorland's Medical Dictionary

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