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spinous process

noun

, Anatomy, Zoology.
  1. a spinelike process of a bone, especially the dorsal projection from the center of the arch of a vertebra.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of spinous process1

First recorded in 1725–35
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Example Sentences

Subspinous, sub-spī′nus, adj. somewhat spinous: under the spinal column, or a spinous process.

The ventral spinous process of the Nauplius stage is much reduced, though usually three-jointed.

The spinous process immediately above it is depressed as the upper segment has slipped forward.

The spinous process which forms the apex of the projection belongs to the vertebra above the one that is crushed.

This arch of bone is known as the neural arch, and the dorsal process of the same as the spinous process.

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