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transverse process

American

noun

a process that projects from the sides of a vertebra.

transverse process British

noun

anatomy either of the projections that arise from either side of a vertebra and provide articulation for the ribs

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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

Peppers was diagnosed with a transverse process fracture.

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

Treatment.—Digital compression of the vessel against the transverse process of the sixth cervical vertebra—the “carotid tubercle”—has been successfully employed in the treatment of aneurysm near the bifurcation.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

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