transverse process vs outgrowth

transverse process and outgrowth both are nouns.

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

As nouns, outgrowth is a hypernym of transverse process; that is, outgrowth 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
outgrowth: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant

Other hypernyms of transverse process include appendage, process.

transverse process (noun)	outgrowth (noun)
one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs	a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
	the gradual beginning or coming forth
	a natural consequence of development