STYLOID PROCESSES
\stˈa͡ɪlɔ͡ɪd pɹˈə͡ʊsɛsɪz], \stˈaɪlɔɪd pɹˈəʊsɛsɪz], \s_t_ˈaɪ_l_ɔɪ_d p_ɹ_ˈəʊ_s_ɛ_s_ɪ_z]\
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A long and slender process of the temporal bone, to which are attached the stylo-glossus, stylo-pharyngeus, and stylo-hyoideus muscles, and the stylo-hyoid and stylo-maxillary ligaments.
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Two slender and pyramidal processes at the inferior extremities of the radius and ulna.
By Robley Dunglison
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