About The Word Spinous
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Spinous
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What's The Definition Of Spinous?
[adj] shaped like a spine or thorn
Synonyms | Synonyms for Spinous: acanthoid | acanthous | pointed Related Terms | Find terms related to Spinous: See Also | Spinous In Webster's Dictionary \Spi"nous\, a.
1. Spinose; thorny.
2. Having the form of a spine or thorn; spinelike.
{Spinous process of a vertebra} (Anat.), the dorsal process
of the neural arch of a vertebra; a neurapophysis.
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