'Spinous process of a vertebra' definitions:

Definition of 'Spinous process of a vertebra'

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  • Spinous \Spi"nous\, a.
  • 1. Spinose; thorny. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Having the form of a spine or thorn; spinelike. [1913 Webster]
  • Spinous process of a vertebra (Anat.), the dorsal process of the neural arch of a vertebra; a neurapophysis. [1913 Webster]