Definition of Spinous. Meaning of Spinous. Synonyms of Spinous

- vertebra: one spinous process two transverse processes four articular processes A major part of a vertebra is a backward extending spinous process (sometimes...
- sacrospinalis group of muscles. These muscles lie on either side of the spinous processes of the vertebrae and extend throughout the lumbar, thoracic,...
- pelvis or tail. In clinical medicine, features on vertebrae such as the spinous process can be used as surface landmarks to guide medical procedures such...
- Spinous cells, or prickle cells, are keratin producing epidermal cells owing their prickly appearance to their numerous intracellular connections. They...
- Maja squinado (the European spider crab, spiny spider crab or spinous spider crab) is a species of migratory crab found in the Mediterranean Sea. The...
- superior or upper (or descending) fibers of the trapezius originate from the spinous process of C7, the external occipital protuberance, the medial third of...
- lower part of the nuchal ligament, the spinous process of the seventh cervical, and sometimes from the spinous processes of the first and second thoracic...
- The stratum spinosum (or spinous layer/prickle cell layer) is a layer of the epidermis found between the stratum granulosum and stratum basale. This layer...
- the tips of the spinous processes of the vertebra of the vertebral column. The supraspinous ligament connects the tips of the spinous processes from the...
- a triangular form. The spinous process is short and bifid, the two divisions being often of unequal size. Because the spinous processes are so short,...