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Meaning of transverse process | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Either of the two bony processes of a vertebra that project laterally from the neural arch at the junction of a pedicle and lamina and that provide attachment for muscles and ligaments concerned especially with rotation, lateral flexion, and stability of the spinal column.

Equivalents

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CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Transverse Ranges transverse relaxation time transverse sinus transverse tubule transverse wave transversectomy

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