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ascending process
(English) In ichthyology, a vertical process on the anterior part of the premaxillary bone in most teleosts. Not homologous with a similar structure in Holostei (Amia and Lepisosteus), called the nasal process. (See also: premaxillary, ichthyology, ascending process of premaxilla)

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