transverse process
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transverse process
n.
A process projecting outward from the side of a vertebra.
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trans·verse pro·cess
(trans-vĕrs' pros'es)A bony protrusion on either side of the arch of a vertebra, from the junction of the lamina and pedicle, which functions as a lever for attached muscles.
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transverse process
A bony protuberance on each side of a vertebra to which muscles are attached.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
transverse process
lateral projections from each node of the neural arch of tetrapod vertebrates to which ribs are attached.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005