transverse process
nounDefinition of transverse process
anatomy
: 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
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Quarterback Derek Carr broke the transverse process in his back and missed just one game after being told he’d have some pain but wasn’t in danger of something more serious. — Jerry Mcdonald, The Mercury News, "How Kevin Durant’s injury applies to NFL’s weekly “to play or not to play” dilemma," 11 June 2019 Tony Romo and Cam Newton also notably had transverse processes in past seasons and missed a game. — Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Vikings' Adam Thielen will play through pain," 21 Jan. 2018 Carr sustained a transverse process fracture in his back while getting sacked on Week 4. — Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, "Oakland Raiders use draft pick, trade to bolster offense under new coach Jon Gruden," 27 Apr. 2018 Newton suffered two transverse process fractures in his back in a traffic accident on Dec. 9, 2014, in Charlotte, North Carolina, when his 1998 Dodge Ram truck was overturned when struck by another vehicle. — Mark Inabinett, AL.com, "Cam Newton ready for football despite Ferrari-dump truck accident," 6 Apr. 2018 Carr was the latest high-profile quarterback to suffer a transverse process fracture. — Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Derek Carr's curious transverse process recovery process," 23 Jan. 2018 On Monday, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reported that Scandrick had suffered a pair of transverse process fractures in his back and could miss at least one game. — Ryan Wooden, ajc, "Cowboys CB Orlando Scandrick has 2 transverse process fractures," 1 Dec. 2017 Derek Carr: Chao’s in-game assessment via video was a transverse process fracture in the Raiders quarterback’s back. — Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Assessing PFD's analysis so far after Aaron Rodgers misstep," 19 Oct. 2017 The Oakland Raiders quarterback returned Sunday after missing one game with a multiple transverse process fractures in his back. — Lindsay H. Jones, USA TODAY, "40 things we learned in Week 6 of the 2017 NFL season," 15 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'transverse process.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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