styloid
/ˈstaɪlɔɪd/
adjective
- Relating to or resembling a slender, pointed process (projection) on a bone, especially in the wrist or skull.
- A fracture of the styloid tip is common in certain wrist injuries.
- Doctors examined the styloid projection on the patient's skull X-ray.
- The styloid process of the radius bone can be felt on the thumb side of the wrist.
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