processus mamillaris
nounEtymology Coined by the British surgeon G. M. Humphry; from Latin, because of its resemblance to a small breast.
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Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences A rounded protuberance found on the posterior edge of the superior articular process of a lumbar vertebra.
- The processus mamillaris is located on the dorsolateral edge of the upper articular process.2011, Jiri Nedoma, Jiri Stehlik, Ilan Hlavacek, Josef Danek, Tatjana Dostolova, & Petra Preckova, Mathematical and Computational Methods in Biomechanics of Human Skeletal Systems, Chapter 7.10, page 464
- Synonyms
- mamillary process, metapophysis