transverse process

English

Noun

transverse process (plural transverse processes)

  1. (anatomy) 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.
    Coordinate terms: articular process, spinous process

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