process  1. a prominence or projection, as of bone; for names of specific anatomic structures not found here, see official terms under processus. 2. a series of operations, events, or steps leading to the achievement of a specific result. 3. to subject to such a series in order to produce desired changes in the original material or achieve some other result. Process For descriptions of specific anatomic structures not listed here, see under processus. accessory process of sacrum, spurious, crista sacralis lateralis. acromial process, acromion process, acromion. alar process of sacrum, crista sacralis lateralis. alveolar process, that portion of bone in either the maxilla or the mandible which surrounds and supports the teeth. In the maxilla, it is called processus alveolaris maxillae (q.v.); in the mandible, pars alveolaris mandibulae. anconeal process of ulna, olecranon. anterior articular process of axis, facies articularis anterior dentis. ascending process of vertebra, see processus articularis superior vertebrae. axillary process of mammary gland, processus axillaris glandulae mammariae. basilar process, pars basilaris ossis occipitalis. calcaneal process of cuboid bone, calcanean process of cuboid bone, processus calcaneus ossis cuboidei. capitular process, the articular process on a vertebra for the head of a rib. caudate process, processus caudatus. ciliary processes, processus ciliares. Civinini process of external pterygoid plate, processus pterygospinosus. clinoid process, any of three processes of the sphenoid bone (anterior, middle, and posterior); see processus clinoideus anterior, medius, and posterior. condyloid process of vertebra, inferior, processus articularis inferior vertebrae. condyloid process of vertebra, superior, processus articularis superior vertebrae. conoid process, tuberculum conoideum. coracoid process, processus coracoideus scapulae. coronoid process, see processus coronoideus mandibulae and processus coronoideus ulnae. costal process, processus costiformis. cubital process of humerus, see trochlea humeri and capitulum humeri. Deiters process, axon (def. 2). dendritic process, dendrite. dental process, processus alveolaris maxillae. dentoid process of axis, dens axis. descending process of vertebra, see processus articularis inferior vertebrae. ensiform process of sphenoid bone, ala minor ossis sphenoidalis. ensiform process of sternum, processus xiphoideus. epiphyseal process, epiphysis. falciform process of fascia lata, margo falciformis hiatus saphenus. falciform process of pelvic fascia, arcus tendineus fasciae pelvis. falciform process of rectus abdominis muscle, falx inguinalis. false articular process of coccyx, cornu coccygeum. folian process, process of Folius, processus anterior mallei. foot process, pedicel. frontonasal process, see under prominence. funicular process, the portion of the tunica vaginalis surrounding the spermatic cord. hamate process of ethmoid bone, processus uncinatus ossis ethmoidalis. hamular process, any hook-shaped process in the body; see hamulus and uncus. hamular process of lacrimal bone, hamulus lacrimalis. hamular process of sphenoid bone, hamulus pterygoideus. head process, an axial strand of cells in the embryo extending forward from the primitive node; called also notochordal plate. inframalleolar process of calcaneus, trochlea fibularis calcanei. Ingrassia process, ala minor ossis sphenoidalis. intercondylar process of tibia, eminentia intercondylaris. internal process of humerus, processus supracondylaris humeri. jugular process of occipital bone, lateral, processus paramastoideus ossis occipitalis. jugular process of occipital bone, middle, processus intrajugularis ossis occipitalis. lacrimal process, lacrimal process of inferior nasal concha, processus lacrimalis conchae nasalis inferioris. lateral process of calcaneus, sustentaculum tali. lateral process of cartilage of nasal septum, processus lateralis cartilaginis septi nasi. lateral process of mammary gland, processus axillaris glandulae mammariae. long process of incus, crus longum incudis. long process of malleus, processus anterior mallei. malar process, processus zygomaticus maxillae. mammillary process of lumbar vertebra, processus mammillaris. mammillary processes of sacrum, oblique, see crista sacralis medialis. mandibular process, see under prominence. marginal process of zygomatic bone, tuberculum marginale ossis zygomatici. mastoid process, processus mastoideus ossis temporalis. maxillary process, see under prominence. maxillary process of inferior nasal concha, processus maxillaris conchae nasalis inferioris. mental process, protuberantia mentalis. nasal process, lateral, see under prominence. nasal process, medial, see under prominence. nasal process of frontal bone, pars nasalis ossis frontalis. process of nerve cell, process of neuron, a threadlike or cordlike cytoplasmic extension of a nerve cell body; see axon (def. 1) and dendrite. oblique process of vertebra, inferior, processus articularis inferior vertebrae. oblique process of vertebra, superior, processus articularis superior vertebrae. occipital process of occipital bone, pars basilaris ossis occipitalis. process of odontoblast, odontoblastic process, one of the slender protoplasmic processes in a dentinal tubule, a cytoplasmic extension of the cell body; these processes extend from the dentinoenamel junction and cementodentinal junction to the cell bodies of odontoblasts in the dental pulp. Called also dentinal fiber and Tomes fiber or fibril. odontoid process of axis, dens axis. olecranon process of ulna, olecranon. palatine process, lateral, a shelflike projection developing from the medial aspect of each maxillary prominence of the upper jaw in the embryo, later fusing with each other and with the nasal septum to form the palate. Called also palatal or palatine shelf. palatine process, median, a shelflike projection developing from each median nasal prominence in the embryo, which participates with its fellow in forming the premaxillary portion of the upper jaw. Called also intermaxillary segment. papillary process, processus papillaris. paracondyloid process of occipital bone, paramastoid process of occipital bone, paroccipital process of occipital bone, processus paramastoideus ossis occipitalis. posterior process of cartilage of nasal septum, processus posterior cartilaginis septi nasi. pterygoid process, processus pterygoideus ossis sphenoidalis. Rau process, ravian process, processus anterior mallei. short process of incus, crus breve incudis. short process of malleus, processus lateralis mallei. sphenoidal process of cartilage of nasal septum, processus posterior cartilaginis septi nasi. spinous process, spina (def. 1). spinous process of sacrum, spurious, crista sacralis mediana. spinous process of tibia, eminentia intercondylaris.tuberculum intercondylare mediale. spinous process of vertebra, processus spinosus vertebrae. spurious articular process of sacrum, crista sacralis medialis. Stieda process, processus posterior tali. styloid process of fibula, apex capitis fibulae. sucker process, pericapillary end foot. synovial process, plica synovialis. temporal process of mandible, processus coronoideus mandibulae. Tomes process, [Charles Sissmore Tomes] a finger-like projection of the ameloblast, occurring during the secretory phase of the cell during amelogenesis, which extends from the point of separation of the adjacent cell membrane to the distal free surface.[Sir John Tomes] p. of odontoblast. transverse process of sacrum, crista sacralis lateralis. transverse process of vertebrae, accessory, processus accessorius. trochlear process of calcaneus, trochlea fibularis calcanei. unciform process, hamular p. unciform process of hamate bone, hamulus ossis hamati. unciform process of scapula, processus coracoideus scapulae. uncinate process, hamular p. uncinate process of cervical vertebra, uncus corporis vertebrae cervicalis. uncinate process of ethmoid bone, processus uncinatus ossis ethmoidalis. uncinate process of pancreas, processus uncinatus pancreatis. ungual process of third phalanx of foot, tuberositas phalangis distalis pedis. vermiform process, appendix vermiformis. xiphoid process, processus xiphoideus. zygomatic process of maxilla, processus zygomaticus maxillae. zygomatic process of frontal bone, processus zygomaticus ossis frontalis. zygomatic process of temporal bone, processus zygomaticus ossis temporalis.