transverse process

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transverse process

A process projecting outward from the side of a vertebra.

transverse process

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy either of the projections that arise from either side of a vertebra and provide articulation for the ribs

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transverse process - one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs

vertebra - one of the bony segments of the spinal column

appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"

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accessory vertebral vein appendage diapophysis Intertransverse outgrowth process Suchospondylous vein vena vena vertebralis accessoria venous blood vessel vertebra Vertebrarterial			This comes on the heels of news that Marc Savard, who leads the Bruins with 78 points and is second in the NHL with 63 assists, suffered what the Boston Herald reported was a broken transverse process in his back when he was cross-checked by Montreal's Steve Begin last Saturday. Kobasew joins long injury list; Wing out with broken left leg by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) Use long enough electrode in order to sample down to deep layer of paraspinal muscles- ideally, should be able to gently contact the transverse process to confirm proper depth ? Osteoarthritis of the Lumbosacral Spine with Radiculopathy- An EMG ... by Todd Stitik / Health, general community The transverse process of C1 was resected, and the foramen transversarium was unroofed with a high-speed drill. The carotid-vertebral space: an 'extended' lateral window to the ... by Carrau, Ricardo / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal			Transumption Transumptive transuranic transuranic element transurethral transurethral resection of the prostate Transvaal Transvaal daisy Transvaal kafferboom Transvaalian transvalue Transvasate Transvasation Transvection Transverberate transversal transversally transverse transverse arch Transverse axis transverse colon transverse dune transverse flute transverse muscle of abdomen Transverse partition transverse process transverse sinus transverse wave transversely transversion transversus abdominis transversus abdominis muscle Transvert transverter Transvertible transvestic transvestism transvestite transvestitism Transvolation Transylvania Transylvanian Alps Trant Tranter tranylcypromine trap trap block trap door trap gun trap house trap line			transverse palatine suture transverse palatine suture transverse parallel Transverse partition Transverse pericardial sinus Transverse pericardial sinus Transverse pericardial sinus transverse perineal muscle, deep transverse perineal muscle, deep transverse perineal muscle, deep transverse perineal muscle, superficial transverse perineal muscle, superficial transverse perineal muscle, superficial transverse piezoelectric effect transverse plane transverse plane transverse plane transverse plane transverse plane of space transverse plane of space transverse plane of space Transverse Polarimeter transverse pole Transverse Preputial Island Flap Transverse Preputial Tubularized Island Flap transverse presentation transverse presentation transverse presentation transverse presentation transverse prestress transverse process Transverse processes Transverse processes Transverse processes Transverse Ray Aberration Transverse Ray Aberration transverse recording transverse rectal folds Transverse Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous Transverse Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous Flap Transverse Rectus Abdominus Myocutaneous Flap Transverse Rectus Abdominus Myocutaneous Flap Transverse redundancy check Transverse redundancy check transverse reinforcement transverse relaxation time Transverse Relaxation-Optimized Spectroscopy Transverse Resonance Diffraction Transverse Resonance Method Transverse Resonance Technique Transverse Return Loss transverse rhombencephalic flexure transverse rhumb line Transverse rib transverse ridge transverse ridge transverse ridge transverse ripple mark Transverse Rotating-frame Overhauser Enhancement Spectroscopy Transverse Rupture Strength Transverse scapular

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