transverse processes

A form of transverse process — Either of the two bony processes of a vertebra that project laterally from the neural arch at the junction of a pedicle and lamina and that provide attachment for muscles and ligaments concerned especially with rotation, lateral flexion, and stability of the spinal column.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of transverse process
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