frontal process

frontal process

noun

Definition of FRONTAL PROCESS

1

: a long plate that is part of the maxillary bone and contributes to the formation of the lateral part of the nose and of the nasal cavity—called also nasal process

2

: a process of the zygomatic bone articulating superiorly with the frontal bone, forming part of the orbit anteriorly, and articulating with the sphenoid bone posteriorly