adjective
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resembling a spine or thorn
the spinous process of a bone
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having spines or spiny projections
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another word for spinose
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The spinous processes of the C3–C6 vertebrae are short, but the spine of C7 is much longer.
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These muscles bring together the spinous and transverse processes of each consecutive vertebra.
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They have short transverse processes and a short, blunt spinous process that projects posteriorly.
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The nuchal ligament is attached to the cervical spinous processes and extends upward and posteriorly to attach to the midline base of the skull, out to the external occipital protuberance.
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Mantis, man′tis, n. a genus of orthopterous insects somewhat like locusts, carrying their large spinous forelegs in the attitude of prayer.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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