spinous

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The transversospinales muscles run from the transverse processes to the spinous processes of the vertebrae.

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The supraspinous ligament is located on the posterior side, where it interconnects the thoracic and lumbar spinous processes.

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They have short transverse processes and a short, blunt spinous process that projects posteriorly.

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They also have a short, blunt spinous process.

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Subspinous, sub-spī′nus, adj. somewhat spinous: under the spinal column, or a spinous process.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various