transverse process

1. 1.

   one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs

   Broaderprocess

   Part ofvertebra

Questions about transverse process

What does transverse process mean?

transverse process means "one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs".

Is transverse process a common word?

transverse process is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.