adjective
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resembling a spine or thorn
the spinous process of a bone
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having spines or spiny projections
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another word for spinose
Other Word Forms
- interspinous adjective
- multispinous adjective
- postspinous adjective
- spinousness noun
- subspinous adjective
Etymology
Origin of spinous
Example Sentences
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In the thoracic region, the downward projecting and overlapping spinous processes, along with the attached thoracic cage, greatly limit flexion, extension, and lateral flexion.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The transversospinales muscles run from the transverse processes to the spinous processes of the vertebrae.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
They also have a short, blunt spinous process.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The supraspinous ligament is located on the posterior side, where it interconnects the thoracic and lumbar spinous processes.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
These latter are almost always joined to one another by a fusion of their spinous processes; the two or three last vertebræ are similarly united to the iliac bones, between which they are fixed.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
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