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Skeletal Terms
Term | Definition |
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Process | Prominence or projection of the bone |
Tubercle | small rounded elevation |
Tuberosity (Trochanter) | large rounded elevation |
Condyle | rounded articular prominence on a bone |
Epicondyle | elevation situated on a condyle |
Line | narrow ridge |
Crest | prominent ridge |
Spine | pointed process |
Ala | wing-like projection |
Lamina | thin plate |
Facet | small smooth are often covered with articular cartilage |
Head | rounded articular projection |
Fossa | wide depression |
Fovea | small depression |
Groove | fissure |
Foramen | hole |
Meatus | narrow passage or canal |
Sinus | opening |
Fissure | narrow slit |
Sulcus | furrow |