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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spinous process¹

First recorded in 1725–35

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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

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

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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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