spinous process
spinous process · spinous processes
Dornfortsatz
processo spinoso
A bony process of a vertebra that projects posteriorly from the neural arch and serves…A bony process of a vertebra that projects posteriorly from the neural arch and serves as attachment for muscles and ligaments.
Translations
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By meaning 1
bony process of a vertebra that projects posteriorly from the neural arch:
Meaning
1 sensesA bony process of a vertebra that projects posteriorly from the neural arch and serves as attachment for muscles and ligaments.
Dornfortsatz
a process projecting from the vertebra that attaches muscles and ligaments.
Forms
plural: spinous processes| Singular | spinous process |
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Synonyms
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