Styloid process of third metacarpal bone
Processus styloideus ossis tertii metacarpi
- Latin synonym: Processus styloideus ossis III metacarpi
- Synonym: Styloid process of metacarpal 3
- Related terms: Styloid process of third metacarpal III
Definition
The dorsal aspect of base of the third metacarpal bone presents on its radial side a pyramidal eminence, the styloid process, which extends upward behind the capitate; immediately distal to this is a rough surface for the attachment of the Extensor carpi radialis brevis.
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
