frontal process

English

Noun

frontalprocess(pluralfrontal processes)

1. (anatomy)A longplatethat is part of themaxillaandcontributesto theformationof thelateralpart of thenoseand of thenasal cavity.

   Synonym:nasal process

2. (anatomy)Aprocessof thezygomatic bonearticulatingsuperiorlywith thefrontal bone,forming part of theorbitanteriorly,and articulating with thesphenoid boneposteriorly.

Translations

plate of the maxilla

• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Ngạch đột／Ngạch đột(é tū,(Taiwan)é tú)

process of the zygomatic bone

• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Ngạch đột／Ngạch đột(é tū,(Taiwan)é tú)

References

• “frontal process”,inMerriam-Webster Online Dictionary,Springfield, Mass.:Merriam-Webster,1996–present.