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| —adj | |
| 1. | resembling a spine or thorn: the spinous process of a bone |
| 2. | having spines or spiny projections |
| 3. | another word for spinose |
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Medical Dictionary
spinous spi·nous (spī'nəs)
adj.
Relating to, shaped like, or having a spine or spines.
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Example sentences
The spinous process is developed from the junction of the two halves of the vertebral arch.
The spinous process is short and bifid, the two divisions being often of unequal size.
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