styloid process of temporal bone
n.
A slender, pointed projection from the petrous portion of the temporal bone where it joins the tympanic portion, giving attachment to the styloglossus, stylohyoid, and stylopharyngeus muscles and to the stylohyoid and stylomandibular ligaments.
Words nearby styloid process of temporal bone
stylohyal,
stylohyoid,
styloid,
styloid process,
styloid process of radius,
styloid process of temporal bone,
styloid process of ulna,
styloiditis,
stylolite,
stylomastoid artery,
stylomastoid foramen