processus

/prɔˈsesəs/

Definitions

1. noun

A Latin term that can refer to the process or a process in various contexts, especially in biological terms such as processus vaginalis or in a broader sense to a process or procedure.

“The processus vaginalis in a fetus is a canal-like structure that eventually closes to form the inguinal canal.”

Synonyms

  • procedure
  • process

Antonyms

  • completion
  • termination