NOUN | body | transverse process | one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs |
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Meaning | One of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs. | |
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Part of | vertebra | One of the bony segments of the spinal column |
Broader | process, outgrowth, appendage | A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant |
Spanish | apófisis transversa |
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