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process /proc·ess/ (pros´es)
1. a prominence or projection, as from a bone.
2. a series of operations, events, or steps leading to achievement of a specific result; also, to subject to such a series to produce desired changes.

acromial process  acromion.
alveolar process  the part of the bone in either the maxilla or mandible surrounding and supporting the teeth.
basilar process  a quadrilateral plate of the occipital bone projecting superiorly and anteriorly from the foramen magnum.
caudate process  the right of the two processes on the caudate lobe of the liver.
ciliary processes  meridionally arranged ridges or folds projecting from the crown of the ciliary body.
clinoid process  any of the three (anterior, medial, and posterior) processes of the sphenoid bone.
coracoid process  a curved process arising from the upper neck of the scapula and overhanging the shoulder joint.
coronoid process 
1. the anterior part of the upper end of the ramus of the mandible.
2. a projection at the proximal end of the ulna.
ensiform process of sternum  xiphoid p.
ethmoid process  a bony projection above and behind the maxillary process of the inferior nasal concha.
falciform process 
1. (of fascia lata) the lateral margin of the saphenous hiatus.
2. (of pelvic fascia) thickening of the superior fascia, from the ischial spine to the pubis.
frontonasal process  see under prominence.
funicular process  the portion of the tunica vaginalis surrounding the spermatic cord.
lacrimal process  a process of the inferior nasal concha that articulates with the lacrimal bone.
malar process  zygomatic p. of maxilla.
mammillary process  a tubercle on the superior articular process of each lumbar vertebra.
mandibular process  see under prominence.
mastoid process  the conical projection at the base of the mastoid portion of the temporal bone.
maxillary process 
1. see under prominence.
2. (of inferior nasal concha): a bony process descending from the ethmoid process of the inferior nasal concha.
nasal process, lateral  see under prominence.
nasal process, medial  see under prominence.
odontoid process of axis  a toothlike projection of the axis that articulates with the atlas.
pterygoid process  one of the wing-shaped processes of the sphenoid.
spinous process  spine (1).
spinous process of vertebrae  a part of the vertebrae projecting backward from the arches, giving attachment to the back muscles.
styloid process  a long, pointed projection, especially a long spine projecting downward from the inferior surface of the temporal bone.
uncinate process  any hooklike process, as of a vertebra, the lacrimal bone, or the pancreas.
xiphoid process  the pointed process of cartilage, supported by a core of bone, connected with the lower end of the sternum.
zygomatic process  a projection in three parts, from the frontal bone, temporal bone, and maxilla, by which each articulates with the zygomatic bone.

spinous process
n.
2. The dorsal projection from the center of a vertebral arch.

spinous process
Etymology: L, spina, backbone, processus
a spinelike projection of bony tissue, such as the spinous process of a vertebra extending posteriorly from a vertebral arch. Also called spine.

spinous process (spīˑ·ns prôˑ·ses),
n the median process, which resembles a plate or spine, of a vertebra's neural arch. In chiropractic medicine, Daniel David Palmer was the first to use this specific process as a lever in the manual adjustment of a spine.


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[FIGURE 1 OMITTED] Due to the contour of the thoracic laminae and general orientation of the articular processes the zygapophysial joints appear to lie flat, close to the spinous processes with the prominent costotransverse joints lying more laterally (Figure 1).
Bae performed a minimally disruptive procedure called ILIF[TM] (Interlaminar Lumbar Instrumented Fusion), which involves temporarily opening up the space between the spinous processes and careful removal of small sections of bone to relieve the pressure on the spinal cord and nerves.
This may make it confusing for the novice to determine in these cases where the sides of the cervical spinous processes and laminae referred to are, as the demonstrators push on the upper trapezius muscle belly.
 
 
 
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