Large, rounded projection; may be roughened

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Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

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Trochanter

(tro-kan'ter)

Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process

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Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest

Tubercle

(Too'ber-kl)

Small, rounded projection or process

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Raised area on or above a condyle

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Sharp, slender, often pointed projection

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Any bone prominence

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Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

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Smooth, nearly flat articular surface

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Condyle

(kon'dil)

Rounded articular projection

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Ramus

(ra'mus)

Armlike bar of bone

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Meatus

(me-a'tus)

Canal-like passageway

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Cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane

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Fossa

(fos'ah)

Shallow, basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface

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Furrow

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Narrow, slitlike opening

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Round or oval opening through a bone

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