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brse. P. auditorius, the tympanic ring. P. beloides, 

 a styloid process. P. brevis incudis. Synonym of 

 Process, Short {of the Incus) . P. brevis mallei. Syn- 

 onym of Process, Short (of the Malleus). P. cerebelli 

 inferiores. Synonym of Peduncles, Superior Cerebel- 

 lar. P. cerebelli medii. Synonym of Peduncles, 

 Middle Cerebellar. P. cerebelli superioris. Synonym 

 of Peduncles, Superior Cerebellar. P. cerebelli trans- 

 versa Synonym of Peduncles, Middle {of the Cerebel- 

 lum). P. ciliares. Synonym of Processes, Ciliary. P. 

 clinoideus. Synonym of Process, Clinoid. P. clavatus, 

 the enlargement of the posterior pyramids of the me- 

 dulla oblongata opposite the fourth ventricle, where 

 they diverge. P. cochleariformis, a thin plate of 

 bone separating the canal for the Eustachian tube from 

 that for the tensor tympani muscle. P. conicus. 

 Synonym of Process, Odontoid. P. corporis quad- 

 rigemini ad cerebellum. Synonym of Peduncles, 

 Superior Cerebellar. P. cuneiformis. Synonym of 

 Process, Unciform. P. dentatus. Synonym of Pro- 

 cess, Odontoid. P. e cerebello ad testes, the supe- 

 rior peduncles of the cerebellum. See Peduncle. P. 

 e cerebello ad cerebrum. Synonym of Peduncle, 

 Superior Cerebellar. P. e cerebello ad medullam. 

 Synonym of Peduncles, Inferior Cerebellar tubercle. P. 

 e cerebello ad pontem. Synonym of Peduncles, 

 Middle Cerebellar. P. e cerebro ad testes, the superior 

 peduncles of the cerebellum. P. ensiformes, the lesser 

 wings of the sphenoid bone. P. ensiformis, the ensi- 

 form cartilage. P. falciformis, the falx cerebri. P. 

 folianus, P. Folii. Synonym of Process, Long {of the 

 Malleus). P. glandulae pinealis. Synonym of 

 Peduncles of the Pineal Gland. P. globularis of His, 

 a protuberance in the human embryo between the nasal 

 pit on each side and the mouth ; it is the incipient 

 rudiment or Anlageol the nasal process. P. glottidis. 

 Synonym of Process, Vocal {of the Arytenoid Carti- 

 lage). P. gracilis, a long, delicate process passing 

 from below the neck of the malleus to the Glaserian 

 fissure. P. hamatus. Synonym of Process, Unciform. 

 P. horizontalis incudis. Synonym of Process, Short 

 {of the Incus). P. incudis longus. Synonym of Pro- 

 cess, Long {of the Incus). P. infundibuli : i. The 

 posterior lobe of the hypophysis cerebri. 2. Infundib- 

 ulum. P. internus calcanei. Synonym of Susten- 

 taculum tali. P. jugularis. Synonym of Process, 

 Jugular. P. lachrimalis. Synonym of Process, 

 Lac ry in a I. P. laterales vertebrarum. Synonym 

 of Processes, Transverse. P. lateralis calcanei. 

 Synonym of Sustentaculum tali. P. lenticularis. 

 Synonym of Process, Lenticular {of the Incus). P. 

 longus incudis. Synonym of Process, Long {of the 

 Incus). P. malaris. Synonym of Process, Zygomatic 

 {of the Temporal Bone). P. mamillaris : I. Synonym 

 of Process, Ma in miliary {of the Lumbar Vertebra). 2. 

 Synonym of Process, Mastoid {of the Temporal Bone). 

 P. mastoideus. Synonym of Process, Mastoid. P. 

 maxillaris ossis malaris. Synonym of Process, Max- 

 illary {of the Malar Bone). P. medullae cerebri. 

 Synonym of Crus cerebri. P. medullaris transver- 

 sus. Synonym of Pons varolii. P. membranifor- 

 mis. Synonym of Plexus, Choroid (of the Fourth Ven- 

 tricle). P. nasalis. See Process, Nasal. P. nuclei- 

 formis. Synonym of Process, Odontoid. P. obliqui, 

 P. obliqui vertebrarum. Synonym of Processes, 

 Articular. P. obtusus. Synonym of Process, Short 

 {of the Malleus). P. occipitalis. Synonym of Process, 

 Basilar. P. odontoideus. Synonym of Process, 

 Odontoid. P. orbicularis. Synonym of Process, Len- 

 ticular. P. petrosus anticus. See Lingula. P. 

 orbitalis. Synonym of Process, Orbital. P. paracon- 

 dyloideus. P. paramastoidctts. Synonyms of Process, 



Paracondyloid. P. pinealis. Synonym of Pineal 

 Gland. P. pterygoidei. Synonym of Pr, 

 Pterygoid. P. ravii. Synonym of Process of Rau. 

 P. restiformis. Synonym of Resliform Body. P. 

 reticularis. Synonym of Process, Reticular. P. ros- 

 triformis. Synonym of Process, Coracoid. P. sphen- 

 oidalis. Synonym of Process, Sphenoid. P. spinosi 

 spurii, the bony eminences of the posterior surface of 

 the sacrum, representing the spinous processes of true 

 vertebrae. P. spinosus. Synonym of Process, Spin- 

 ous. P. spinosus mallei. Synonym of J\ 

 Long {of the Malleus). P. styloideus cranii. Syn- 

 onym of Process, Styloid {of the Temporal Bone) . P. 

 styloideus fibulae. Synonym of Process, Styloid {of 

 the Fibula). P. styloideus radii, P. styloideus ulnae. 

 Synonyms of P. , Styloid {of the Radius and of the L Ina 

 respectively). P. superior incudis. Synonym of 

 Process, Short {of the Incus). P. transversi spurii, a 

 row of bony prominences on the posterior aspect of the 

 sacrum, on each side of the median line, representing 

 the transverse processes of true vertebrae. P. trans- 

 versus. Synonym of Process, Transverse. P. trans- 

 versus occipitalis. Synonym of Process. Jugular. 

 P. tubarius, a prominence on the internal plate of 

 the pterygoid process upon which the extremity of the 

 cartilaginous portion of the Eustachian tube rests. P. 

 unciformis. Synonym of Process, Coracoid, and of 

 Process, Unciform. P. vaginalis, an evagination of 

 the peritoneum at the inguinal ring in the higher 

 mammals ; lying laterally and ventrally of the end of 

 the gubernaculum, it undergoes a gradual descent 

 and finally enters the scrotum. Synonym of Pro- 

 cess, Vaginal. P. vaginalis peritonei. Synonym 

 of Process, Vaginal {of the Peritoneum). P. vermic- 

 ularis, P. vermiformis. Synonym of Verm i form 

 Appendix. P. vermis inferior. Synonym of 7' 

 Inferior Vermiform. P. vermis superior. Synonym 

 of Process, Superior Vermiform. P. vocalis. Syn- 

 onym of Process, Vocal {of the Arytenoid Car// 

 P. xiphoideus. Synonym of Process, Fusiform. P. 

 zygomaticus. Synonym of Process, Zygomatic. 



Prochilon, Procheilon ( pro-ki' -Ion) [~i>6, before ; 

 XelTiog, lip]. The prominence in the center of the lip. 



Prochilous {pro-ki' -lus) [_~p6, before; ,x t, ' /0 <~- lip, 

 snout]. In biology, applied to organisms having 

 protuberant or protrusile lips. 



Prochondral ( pro-Icon' -dral) \_~p6, before, ,t<J 

 cartilage] . Prior to the formation of cartilage. 



Prochondrium ( pro - Icon' - dre - urn) [ irpo, before; 

 Xovdpoc, cartilage]. In biology, young cartilage with 

 colorable matrix, i.e., a great affinity for carmin and 

 hematoxylon. The precartilage of Minot and the 

 J'orknorpel of Hasse. 



Prochordal { pro-kor'-dal) \jrp6, before ; x°P^h cord]. 

 Situated in front of the chorda dorsalis. 



Prochorion {pro-ko'-re-on ) [ npd, before ; ,\ 

 membrane]. I. The primitive chorion. 2. The 

 zona pellucida and vitelline membrane considered 

 as one. 



Prochorionic {pro-ko-re-on'-ik) [~/w, before; \ 

 membrane]. Pertaining to the prochorion. 



Procident {pros' -id-ent) [procidens, falling forward]. 

 Affected by prolapsus. 



Procidentia ( pros-id-en'-she-ah) \_procidere, to tall 

 down]. Prolapse. P. ani, prolapse of the anus. P. 

 bulba oculi. Synonym of Exophthalmos. P. intes- 

 tini recti, prolapse of the rectum. P. oculi. Syn- 

 onym of P. bulbi oculi. P. uteri, complete 

 lapse of the uterus. 



Proclivity (pro-lcliv'-it-e) [proclivitas\ Tendency or 

 inclination. 



Procnemium {prok-ne' -nie-um). Synonym of Tibia. 



