spinous process

American  

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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Etymology

Origin of spinous process

First recorded in 1725–35

Example Sentences

Austria team doctor Anton Wicker said Fanchini broke her right upper arm and had a fracture of the spinous process, while Miklos suffered a right-knee injury.

From Seattle Times

The vertebral column; the spinous process of a vertebra.

From Project Gutenberg

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

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Supraspī′nous, above a spine or spinous process.

From Project Gutenberg

The spinous process, flattened from without inwards, is more or less pointed; it is elongated from before backwards, so as partly to overlap the atlas and the third cervical vertebra.

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