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appendage vs spinous process

spinous process vs appendage

appendage and spinous process both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
appendage Yes No No No
spinous process Yes No No No
As nouns, spinous process is a hyponym of appendage; that is, spinous process is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than appendage:
  • appendage: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
  • spinous process: a process projecting from the vertebra that attaches muscles and ligaments.
appendage (noun) spinous process (noun)
a part that is joined to something larger a process projecting from the vertebra that attaches muscles and ligaments.
an external body part that projects from the body
a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
Difference between appendage and spinous process

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