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
Other Word Forms
- interspinous adjective
- multispinous adjective
- postspinous adjective
- spinousness noun
- subspinous adjective
Etymology
Origin of spinous
Example Sentences
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The transversospinales muscles run from the transverse processes to the spinous processes of the vertebrae.
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The supraspinous ligament is located on the posterior side of the vertebral column, where it interconnects the spinous processes of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae.
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The median sacral crest is formed by the fused vertebral spinous processes and the lateral sacral crest is derived from the fused transverse processes.
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They have short transverse processes and a short, blunt spinous process that projects posteriorly.
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In Ceratozamia the broad petiole-base is characterized by the presence of two lateral spinous processes, suggesting stipular appendages, comparable, on a reduced scale, with the large stipules of the Marattiaceae among Ferns.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
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