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frontal process

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables
frontal pro-cess
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A long plate that is part of the maxilla and contributes to the formation of the lateral part of the nose and of the nasal cavity.

noun

A process of the zygomatic bone articulating superiorly with the frontal bone, forming part of the orbit anteriorly, and articulating with the sphenoid bone posteriorly.

Inflected Forms

frontal processes (plural)

Synonyms

nasal process

Questions

What does frontal process mean?
A long plate that is part of the maxilla and contributes to the formation of the lateral part of the nose and of the nasal cavity.

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