Origin: Latin prefix trans-
Transverse process has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs
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.