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styloid process of temporal bone

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Slender needle-like pointed projection that runs downward and slightly forward from the base of the inferior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone where it joins the tympanic portion; it gives attachment to the styloglossus, stylohyoid, and stylopharyngeus muscles and the stylohyoid and stylomandibular ligaments. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporal_styloid_process MP:0008023 ]

Synonyms: styloid process processus styloideus styloid process of petrous part of temporal bone temporal styloid process processus styloideus ossis temporalis

This is just here as a test because I lose it

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pheno_slim

latin term
processus styloideus [ FMA:TA FMA:52877 ]

latin term
processus styloideus ossis temporalis [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporal_styloid_process ]

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Disease notes: Eagle's syndrome

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Gray137.png

has related synonym

processus styloideus ossis temporalis

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UBERON:0003960