Term Name:	styloid process of temporal bone
Synonyms:	processus styloideus ossis temporalis, temporal styloid process
Definition:	slender needle-like pointed projection that runs downward and slightly forward from the base of the inferior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone where it joins the tympanic portion; it gives attachment to the styloglossus, stylohyoid, and stylopharyngeus muscles and the stylohyoid and stylomandibular ligaments
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0003960]