Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of the interhemal or interneural bones of the fish skeleton.
- In anatomy, situated between spines—that is, between spinous processes of successive vertebræ: as, an interspinal muscle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Between spines; esp., between the spinous processes of the vertebral column.
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- adjective anatomy Between adjacent
spinal processes
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Interspinales are short muscular fasciculi, placed in pairs between the spinous processes of the contiguous vertebræ, one on either side of the interspinal ligament.
IV. Myology. 6. The Fasciæ and Muscles of the Trunk. a. The Deep Muscles of the Back 1918
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The interspinal ligaments thin and membranous, connect adjoining spinous processes and extend from the root to the apex of each process.
III. Syndesmology. 5. Articulations of the Trunk. a. Articulations of the Vertebral Column 1918
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Between the spinous processes it is continuous with the interspinal ligaments.
III. Syndesmology. 5. Articulations of the Trunk. a. Articulations of the Vertebral Column 1918
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