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subspinous

subspinous adjective: subvertebral.

Adjective

subspinous (not comparable)

  1. subvertebral
  2. Situated beneath a spinous process, such as that of the scapula.
    • subspinous dislocation of the humerus

Synonyms of subspinous

Origin of subspinous

From sub- + spinous.

Questions about subspinous

What does subspinous mean?
Subspinous means subvertebral.
What part of speech is subspinous?
Subspinous is an adjective.

Words near subspinous in the dictionary

  1. subspheroid
  2. subspheroidal
  3. subspheroids
  4. subspinal
  5. subspiniform
  6. subspinous
  7. subspiny
  8. subspiracular
  9. subspiral
  10. subspirally
  11. subsplenic

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