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transverse processes

transverse processes is the plural of transverse process.

Meaning of transverse process

Noun

transverse process (plural transverse processes)

  1. 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.

Questions about transverse processes

What is transverse processes the plural of?
Transverse processes is the plural of transverse process.

Words near transverse processes in the dictionary

  1. transverse flute
  2. transverse flutes
  3. transverse plane
  4. transverse planes
  5. transverse process
  6. transverse processes
  7. Transverse Ranges
  8. transverse relaxation time
  9. transverse relaxation times
  10. transverse rib
  11. transverse ribs

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