See Also: spinous process(medicine)
spinous process of tibia(medicine)
sentinel spinous process fracture(medicine)
destitute(dictionary)
destitute(2)(dictionary)
destitute(medicine)
destitute(1)(dictionary)
Spinous(medicine)
spinous(dictionary)
spinous layer(medicine)

destitute(2) (iou) and spinous process (medicine)


destitute(2) (iou)



destitute verb trans. Now rare. LME.
[Partly from DESTITUTE adjective & noun, partly repr. Latin destituere (see prec.).]
Deprive or divest of; make destitute. LME.
Forsake, desert, abandon. M16-L17.
Lay waste, ruin. M16.
Frustrate, disappoint, defeat. M16-E17.
Deprive of office, depose. L16.

spinous process (medicine)


spinous process


The dorsal projection from the centre of a vertebral arch.

Synonym: sphenoidal spine.