vaginal process

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|skeleton|now|rare}} A [[projecting]] [[lamina]] of [[bone]] on the [[inferior]] surface of the [[petrous]] portion of the [[temporal bone]] that is continuous with the [[tympanic plate]] and [[surround]]s the base of the [[styloid process]].
2. {{lb|en|embryology}} An [[outpouching]] of [[peritoneum]] through the [[inguinal canal]], from which the [[serous membrane]] ([[tunica vaginalis]]) covering the [[testicle]] is [[derive]]d.
3. {{lb|en|skeleton}} Either of a pair of [[projecting]] [[plate]]s on the [[inferior]] surface of the [[sphenoid bone]] which [[articulate]] with the [[ala]]e of the [[vomer]].

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