Meanings
nounvaginal process (plural vaginal processes)
plural vaginal processes
- archaicanatomyA projecting lamina of bone on the inferior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone that is continuous with the tympanic plate and surrounds the base of the styloid process.
- embryologyAn outpouching of peritoneum through the inguinal canal, from which the serous membrane (tunica vaginalis) covering the testicle is derived.
- anatomyEither of a pair of projecting plates on the inferior surface of the sphenoid bone which articulate with the alae of the vomer.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 鞘突, 鞘突
- 鞘突lamina on the temporal bone
- 鞘突outpouching of peritoneum
- 鞘突plate on the sphenoid bone
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