transverse process (English, noun)
expansion: transverse process (plural transverse processes)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: transverse processes
tags: plural