processus mamillaris en · NOUN
Etymology
Coined by the British surgeon G. M. Humphry; from Latin, because of its resemblance to a small breast.
Meanings
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A rounded protuberance found on the posterior edge of the superior articular process of a lumbar vertebra.
The processus mamillaris is located on the dorsolateral edge of the upper articular process.
2011, Jiri Nedoma, Jiri Stehlik, Ilan Hlavacek, Josef Danek, Tatjana Dostolova, & Petra Preckova, Mathematical and Computational Methods in Biomechanics of Human Skeletal Systems, Chapter 7.10, page 464
Forms
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| processus mamillaris | Number=Plur | lexicographic |