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interspinal

interspinal adjective: between adjacent spinous processes of the vertebrae.

Adjective

interspinal (not comparable)

  1. Between adjacent spinous processes of the vertebrae.
    • interspinal ligament
  2. Between the anterior superior iliac spines.
    • True measurements are usually made from the anterior superior spine of the ilium to the tip of the medial malleolus or the femoral adductor tubercle. If possible the limbs should be in corresponding positions and preferably perpendicular to the interspinal line (Fig. 3–34).1984, Michael Harty, “The Anatomy of the Hip Joint”, in Raymund G. Tronzo, editor, Surgery of the Hip Joint, 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Springer, →ISBN, pages 68–69
  3. Between the ischial spines.

Synonyms of interspinal

Origin of interspinal

From inter- + spinal.

Words that rhyme with interspinal

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Questions about interspinal

What does interspinal mean?
Interspinal means between adjacent spinous processes of the vertebrae.
What part of speech is interspinal?
Interspinal is an adjective.

Words near interspinal in the dictionary

  1. interspheroid
  2. intersphincteric
  3. interspicular
  4. interspike
  5. interspin
  6. interspinal
  7. interspine
  8. interspines
  9. interspinous
  10. interspiracular
  11. interspiration

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