anterior process of malleus

(redirected from Ravius process)

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

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