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Encyclopedia > Process (anatomy)

In anatomy, a process (Latin: processus) is a projection or outgrowth of tissue from a larger body. Anatomical drawing of the human muscles from the Encyclopédie. ... Latin is the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...


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Examples of processes include:

The mastoid process (or mastoid bone) is a conical bump of the posterior portion of the temporal bone that is situated behind the ear in humans and many other vertebrates and serves as a site of neck muscle attachment (the Sternocleidomastoid, Splenius capitis, and Longissimus capitis). ... The xyphoid process or xiphoid process is a small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum which may become ossified in the adult. ... A diagram of a thoracic vertebra. ...

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  • Dorland's Medical dictonary: Process

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Business Process Management News | Servlient Business Process Management (4204 words)
This monitoring encompasses the tracking of individual processes so that information on their state can be easily seen and the provision of statistics on the performance of one or more processes.
The aim of process mining is to analyze event logs extracted through process monitoring and to compare them with an 'a priori' process model.
Process mining allows process analysts to detect discrepancies between the actual process execution and the a priori model as well as to analyze bottlenecks.
Mastoid Process - Search Results - MSN Encarta (157 words)
Mastoid Process, conical prominence of the temporal bone of the human skull, situated behind the ear.
Mastoid, lower portion of the temporal bone, which is the skull bone that houses the ear.
Process, in law, the acts of a court from the beginning to the end of its proceedings.
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