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 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 fused spinous processes form the median sacral crest, while the lateral sacral crest arises from the fused transverse processes.
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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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They have short transverse processes and a short, blunt spinous process that projects posteriorly.
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In the horse the spinous processes of the first dorsal vertebræ produce the prominence at the anterior limit of the trunk, where the mane ends, which is known as the withers.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
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