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spinous process

noun

spinous process

noun
1

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences A bony process of a vertebra that projects posteriorly from the neural arch and serves as attachment for muscles and ligaments.

Synonyms
neural spine

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.