English Explanatory Dictionary

spinous process

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bony process of a vertebra that projects posteriorly from the neural arch and serves as attachment for muscles and ligaments.

Word forms

spinous process spinous processes

Synonyms

neural spine
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