transverse process

transverse process

n. A process projecting outward from the side of a vertebra.

transverse process

n (Anatomy) anatomy either of the projections that arise from either side of a vertebra and provide articulation for the ribs

transverse′ proc`ess

n. a process that projects from the sides of a vertebra. [1690–1700]

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Noun

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transverse process - one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribsvertebra - one of the bony segments of the spinal columnappendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"