styloid

Examples

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• The elongated styloid process can be resected surgically via a transoral or extraoral approach.

  Academic text (2006)

• An elongated styloid process can lead to discomfort in the throat.

• Intraoperatively, the length of both styloid processes was 40 mm.

  Academic text (2006)

• The naked and free styloid process was removed from the temporal bone at its origin.

  Academic text (2006)

• At 40 mm, the length of our patient's styloid processes greatly exceeded the 25-mm threshold of normal.

  Academic text (2006)

• The reported prevalence of elongated styloid processes ranges between 1.4% and 30%.

  Academic text (2006)

• Through a left parotidectomy-type incision, the surgeon removed the left styloid process, which resulted in complete relief of her pain.

  Academic text (1996)

• In this article, we present a case of Eagle's syndrome that was caused by bilaterally elongated styloid processes.

  Academic text (2006)

• CT images allow physicians to appreciate both the bony anatomy and the relationship of the styloid process to critical neurovascular structures.

  Academic text (2008)

• The transcervical surgical approach to resection in patients with elongated styloid processes and Eagle syndrome is safe and effective.

  Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

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styloid process

vsstyloid

• Specialized

8.1

A slender, pointed part of a bone at the base of the skull that muscles attach to

is the broader term for slender pointed bone projections anywhere on the body

Compounds

S

styloid process

• Specialized

8.1

A slender, pointed part of a bone at the base of the skull that muscles attach to

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology