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Projection
Term | Definition |
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Condyle | a round process that forms part of a joint. |
Coranoid | a pointed projection. |
Coronoid | a beaklike projection |
Crest | a bony rigde |
Epicondyle | a projection above the condyle |
Facet | a small, smooth process that forms part of the joint |
Head | the rounded, wide end of a long bone |
Mallcolus | the club-shaped projection |
Process | a general term for a projection |
Protuberance | a general term for a projection ex:(external occipital protuberance of the skull) |
Spine | a sharp process or a sharp ridge |
Styloid | a long, sharp process |
Trochanter | one of the large, rounded processes of the femur |
Tubercle | a small, rounded process |
Tuberosity | a rounded process larger than a tubercle, although the terms are sometimes used interchangeably |