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TRANSVERSE PROCESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("transverse process" is a kind of...):
appendage; outgrowth; process (a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant)
Holonyms ("transverse process" is a part of...):
vertebra (one of the bony segments of the spinal column)
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