styloid process

Noun

 * 1)  A slender projection of bone:
 * 2) A sharp spine that projects downward and forward from the inferior surface of the temporal bone just in front of the  and that is derived from cartilage of the second.
 * 3) An eminence on the distal extremity of the ulna projecting from the medial and posterior part of the bone and giving attachment to a ligament of the wrist joint.
 * 4) A conical prolongation of the lateral surface of the distal extremity of the radius that gives attachment to several tendons and ligaments.