Usually means: Bony projection off a vertebra.
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  1. spinous process: Merriam-Webster
  2. spinous process: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. spinous process: Collins English Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (spinous process)

noun:  (anatomy) A bony process of a vertebra that projects posteriorly from the neural arch and serves as attachment for muscles and ligaments.

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