transverse process









transverse process


transverse process Word Origin noun

  1. a process that projects from the sides of a vertebra.

Origin of transverse process First recorded in 1690–1700 British Dictionary definitions for transverse process transverse process noun

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

transverse process in Medicine transverse process n.

  1. A process projecting on either side of the arch of a vertebra.
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