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Odontoid process — Odontoid O*don toid, a. [Gr. ?; odoy s, odo ntos, a tooth + e i^dos form: cf. F. odonto[ i]de.] (Anat.) (a) Having the form of a tooth; toothlike. (b) Of or pertaining to the odontoid bone or to the odontoid process. [1913 Webster] {Odontoid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
odontoid process — n DENS * * * a toothlike process from the upper surface of the axis vertebra. See cervical vertebrae … Medical dictionary
odontoid process — noun a toothlike process at the back of 2nd vertebra of the neck • Hypernyms: ↑process, ↑outgrowth, ↑appendage • Part Holonyms: ↑axis, ↑axis vertebra * * * noun : a toothlike process that projects from the anterior end of the centrum of the … Useful english dictionary
odontoid process — noun Date: circa 1819 a toothlike process projecting from the anterior end of the centrum of the axis vertebra on which the atlas vertebra rotates … New Collegiate Dictionary
odontoid process — a toothlike process from the upper surface of the axis vertebra. See: cervical vertebrae … The new mediacal dictionary
Odontoid — O*don toid, a. [Gr. ?; odoy s, odo ntos, a tooth + e i^dos form: cf. F. odonto[ i]de.] (Anat.) (a) Having the form of a tooth; toothlike. (b) Of or pertaining to the odontoid bone or to the odontoid process. [1913 Webster] {Odontoid bone} (Anat.) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Odontoid bone — Odontoid O*don toid, a. [Gr. ?; odoy s, odo ntos, a tooth + e i^dos form: cf. F. odonto[ i]de.] (Anat.) (a) Having the form of a tooth; toothlike. (b) Of or pertaining to the odontoid bone or to the odontoid process. [1913 Webster] {Odontoid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Odontoid peg — Odontoid O*don toid, a. [Gr. ?; odoy s, odo ntos, a tooth + e i^dos form: cf. F. odonto[ i]de.] (Anat.) (a) Having the form of a tooth; toothlike. (b) Of or pertaining to the odontoid bone or to the odontoid process. [1913 Webster] {Odontoid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Axis — Ax is, n.; pl. {Axes}. [L. axis axis, axle. See {Axle}.] A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
axis band — Axis Ax is, n.; pl. {Axes}. [L. axis axis, axle. See {Axle}.] A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
