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SPINOUS PROCESS [2 records]

Record 1 2012-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
CONT

spinous process of vertebrae: a part of the vertebrae projecting backward from the arch, giving attachment to muscles of the back.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Saillie médiane et postérieure de l'arc neural de la vertèbre, implantée à l'angle d'union des lames vertébrales.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

Any slender, sharp-pointed projection on a bone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Apophyse postérieure des vertèbres, née de la réunion des lames.

Spanish

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