transverse process
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of transverse process
First recorded in 1690–1700
Example Sentences
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On Friday morning, his status suddenly changed, the Chargers saying additional tests revealed a transverse process fracture.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2023
According to Winchester Hospital, a transverse process fracture is a break in the wing-like bones on side of each vertebra in the spine.
From Fox News • Nov. 26, 2019
He twice fractured his transverse process in 2014, but missed only one game.
From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2017
Newton suffered two transverse process fractures in his back during the collision on Tuesday near Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.
From Reuters • Dec. 12, 2014
Its posterior end rests against the anterior surface of the transverse process of the atlas, from which it extends forwards and downwards, slightly curved, to beneath the ramus of the jaw.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
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