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J Pharm Bioallied Sci
; 7(Suppl 2): S372-3, 2015 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26538879
ABSTRACT
The name styloid process (SP) was derived from the Greek word "stylos" meaning a pillar. It is a bony, cylindrical, needle-shaped projection, which originates from the posterior-inferior side of the petrous bone, immediately in front of the stylomastoid foramen, and goes obliquely down and forward. When elongated leads to pain and discomfort called Eagle's syndrome. Elongated SP accounts approximately to 4-7% of the population, 4% only are symptomatic.