spinous
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /spaɪnəs/
Adjective

spinous

  1. Having many spines.
  2. Spine-like; spiny.
  3. (obsolete) Of a person: difficult to deal with, prickly.
  4. (rare) Of a subject: providing many difficulties, thorny.
  5. (anatomy) Having a sharp projection.
    the spinous processes of the lumbar vertebrae



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