anterior process of malleus

an·te·ri·or pro·cess of mal·le·us

[TA]

a slender spur running anteriorly from the neck of the malleus toward the petrotympanic fissure.

Synonym(s): processus anterior mallei [TA], Folli process, follian process, long process of malleus, processus gracilis, processus ravii, Rau process, Ravius process, slender process of malleus

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Rau,

Johann J., Dutch anatomist, 1668-1719.

processus ravii - Synonym(s): Rau process

Rau process - a slender spur running anterior from the neck of the malleus toward the petrotympanic fissure. Synonym(s): anterior process of malleus; processus ravii

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