transverse process Word Origin noun
- 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
- 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.
- A process projecting on either side of the arch of a vertebra.