n., pl., -thae (-thē).
A sharp spiny part or structure, such as the spinous process of a vertebra.
[New Latin, from Greek akantha, thorn.]
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a·can·tha (ə-kăn'thə) 
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n., pl., -thae (-thē).
A sharp spiny part or structure, such as the spinous process of a vertebra.
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1. a spine.
2. a spinous process of a vertebra.
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