spinous process
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of spinous process
First recorded in 1725–35
Example Sentences
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A typical thoracic vertebra is distinguished by its long, downward projecting spinous process.
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They have short transverse processes and a short, blunt spinous process that projects posteriorly.
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Figure 7.28 Lumbar Vertebrae Lumbar vertebrae are characterized by having a large, thick body and a short, rounded spinous process.
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Arising from the vertebral arch are the laterally projecting transverse processes and the posteriorly oriented spinous process.
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Local pain, dorsal pain, generally to the left of the eighth or ninth dorsal spinous process, and haematernesis and melaena, are symptomatic of it.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various
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