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costal process of lumbar vertebra

cos·tal pro·cess of lumbar vertebra

[TA]

an apophysis extending laterally from the transverse process of a lumbar vertebra; it is the homolog of the rib.

Synonym(s): processus costiformis vertebrae lumbalis [TA], processus costalis [TA] ☆

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