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n. Proas'eas. Gr., rrpo|3oATj (3d def.). Lat., proce us (from procedure, to go forth). Fr.,proces. Ger., Fortsatz. 1. The course of occurrence, development, or modification. 2. See METHOD. 3. In anatomy, an outgrowth or projecting part, [a, 48.] Acce ory p. See AN APOPHYSIS. Acromion p. Ger.,Grdtenecke. See ACROMION. Alveolar p. Lat.,proce Ms alveolar is max i llc a. The thick curved border of either maxilla that contains the alveoli. [L.] Amoeboid p. See PSEUDOPODIUM (2d def.). Anconeal p. See OLECRANON. Ankyroid p. See Coracoidp. Anterior cliiioid p. Lat., proce us clinoideus anterior. A small rounded knob on the posterior margin of the inner portion of the ala minor of the sphenoid bone, below and to the inner side of the optic foramen. [L.] Anterior vermiform p. See PROCESS US vermiform is anterior. Apex p., Apical p. Ger., Spitzenfortsatz, Pyramidenspitzenfortsatz. The single large p. that usually extends from the apex of the pyramidal cells of the cortex cerebri toward the free surface of the cortex. [J, 32, 35.] Articular p'es. Lat., proce us artic i dares (seu obliqui). Ger., Gelenkfortsdtze. The surfaces by means of which adjacent vertebrae articulate with each other. They consist of two pairs on each vertebra, an inferior and superior, near the union of the laminae and pedicles, covered with cartilage. [L.] Ascending p. of the superior maxilla. See Rasal p. Axis-cylinder p., Axis-p. Fr., prolongeincnt de Deiters. Ger., Axencylinderfortsatz, Nervenfortsatz. 1. Of Deiters (1868), the single large unbranched p. arising from a irrltipolar nerve-cell which, after continuing for a short distance and becoming surrounded by a myelinic sheath, is continued as a medullated nerve. 2. The p. or p'es of a nerve-cell which are continued either as a medullated or as a non-n.edullated nerve. [J, 30, i,2, 35, 42; " N. Y. Med. Jour.," May 19, 1888, p_. 533.] Base p'es. See Central base-p. and Lateral base-p. Basilar p. Lat.. proce us basilar is u is occipitis. Ger., Grundxtiick des Hinterhauptbeins. The narrow part of the base of the occipital bone, in front of the foramen magnum, which articulates with the sphenoid bone. [L.] Cf. Bas i occipital BO>;E. liraihial p. See BRACHIUM. Branching p'es. See Protoplasmic p'es Calcarine p. See HIPPOCAMPUS minor. Capitular transverse p. of a vertebra. In lower vertebrates, the superior transverse p., which articulates with the capitulum of a rib. [A, 13.] Central base-p. [Meynert]. Ger., mittlerer Basalfortsatz. The axis-cylinder arising from the middle of the base of the pyramidal cells of the brain. [J, 32, 35, 38.] Ciliary p'es. Folds or thickenings of the ciliary body arranged radially around its anterior margin, interdigitating with p'es of the suspensory ligament of the lens. [L, 142. 351.] Ciliary p'es of the hyaloid. Lat., proce us ciliares zonulce. Folds of the hyaloid membrane which dip between the true ciliary p'es. [L, 7, 142.] Ciliary p'es of the retina. The anterior portion of the retina, which is closely united with the true ciliary p'es. [L, 7.] Clinoid p'es of the sphenoid bone. See Anterior clinoid p., Middle clinoid p., and Posterior clinoid p. Cochleariform p. See PROCESS US cochleariform is. Condylar p., Condyloid p. Ger., knopfformiger Fortsatz. See Occipital CONDYLES. Conoid p. Ger., kegelformiger Fortsatz. The tuberosity of the clavicle. [L.] Coracoid p. lja,t., proce us coracoideus (seu rostriformis). Ger., Rabenschncibelfortsatz, Scliulterhaken. A thick, strong, hook-like p. which rises from the upper border of the scapula above the glenoid cavity. [C.] Corner base-p. Ger., eckstandiger Basalfortsatz. See Lateral base-p. Coronoid p. "L ., proce us coronoideust. Ger., kranz form i ger Fortsatz, Kronenfortsatz, Krahenschnabf-lfortsatz. 1. A pointed p. which extends vertically upward from the front portion of the anterior margin of the ramus of the inferior maxilla. [L, 31, 142, 332.] 2. See Coracoid p. 3. A sharp curved p., with its upper concave surface lined with cartilage, which projects forward from the upper extremity of the ulna, and is received into the coronoid fo a of the humerus during flexion. [C, 3; L.] Cost i form p'es. Lat., procc us cnstarii. The transverse p'es of the lumbar vertebrae to which no ribs are attached; supposed to be rudimentary ribs. [L, 13.] Deiters's p. See Axis-cylinder p. Deiters's protoplasmic (or ramifying) p'es. See Protoplasmic p'es. lii-iit in:il p'es. See Dental FIBRES. Eiisiform p. See Ensiform CARTILAGE. Ethmoidal p. Lat., proce us ethmoidal is. A small projection on the upper surface of the inferior turbinated bone which articulates with the uncinate p. of the ethmoid bone. too; U, blue; U3, lull; U4, full; U8. urn; U, like ii (German). [s. 333]