frontosphenoidal process
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fron·tal pro·cess of zy·go·mat·ic bone
[TA]the process of the zygomatic bone that extends upward to form the lateral margin of the orbit and articulates with the frontal bone and greater wing of the sphenoid bone.
Synonym(s): processus frontalis ossis zygomatici [TA], frontosphenoidal process
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frontosphenoidal process
The upward-projecting process of the zygomatic bone.
See also: process
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