Dorlands/Elsevier p_34/12667369 FMA 54700 | TA A02.1.05.008 | |
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Latin processus clinoideus medius |
The anterior boundary of the sella turcica is completed by two small eminences, one on either side, called the middle clinoid processes.
Etymology
Clinoid likely comes from the Greek root klinein or the Latin clinare, both meaning "sloped" as in "inclined."
References
Middle clinoid process Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA