The lateral area of the two branches of a horseshoe-shaped mesenchymal swelling in the future nasal region of the embryo; it separates the olfactory pit from the developing eye and the ala of the nose/snout develops from it. [ MP:0009902 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_nasal_prominence ]
Synonyms: latero-nasal process lateral nasal process
Term information
- EHDAA2:0000916
- EHDAA:4786
- Wikipedia:Lateral_nasal_prominence
- SCTID:308880000
- FMA:295864
- EMAPA:16805
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