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â¢ SPINY (adjective) The adjective SPINY has 2 senses: 1. having spines. 2. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. Familiarity information: SPINY used as an adjective is rare.
Spinous process. Spinous process is the knob-shaped bone at the very top of the arch extending off the back of each vertebra in the spine. If you ran a finger up the length of your spine, these would be the bones you can actually feel through the skin. In addition to protecting the spinal cord, a main role of the spinous process is as a site for the attachment of spinal muscles and ligaments.