transverse process vs appendage

transverse process and appendage both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
transverse process	Yes	No	No	No
appendage	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, appendage is a hypernym of transverse process; that is, appendage is a word with a broader meaning than transverse process:

transverse process: one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs
appendage: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant

Other hypernyms of transverse process include outgrowth, process.

transverse process (noun)	appendage (noun)
one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs	a part that is joined to something larger
	an external body part that projects from the body
	a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant