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Tooth enamel — Labeled molar Latin enamelum Code TA … Wikipedia
Axis — The axis is the second cervical vertebra (symbol: C2). It is called the axis because the uppermost cervical vertebra (called the atlas) rotates about the odontoid process of C2. The joint between the axis and atlas is a pivot type of joint. It… … Medical dictionary
tooth series — in sharks, the line of teeth parallel to the jaw axis, comprising several different rows … Dictionary of ichthyology
tooth of epistropheus — dens axis … Medical dictionary
dens axis — [TA] tooth of axis: the toothlike process that projects from the superior surface of the body of the axis, ascending to articulate with the atlas; called also d. epistrophei, odontoid bone, odontoid apophysis, odontoid process of axis, and tooth… … Medical dictionary
Pivot tooth — Pivot Piv ot, n. [F.; prob. akin to It. piva pipe, F. pipe. See {Pipe}.] 1. A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns. [1913 Webster] 2. The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Amyna axis — larvae Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Canine tooth — Cuspid redirects here. For the heart valves, see bicuspid valve and tricuspid valve. Canine tooth This dog s longer pointed cuspids or fangs show why they are particularly associated with canines … Wikipedia
Root of a tooth — Root Root, n. [Icel. r[=o]t (for vr[=o]t); akin to E. wort, and perhaps to root to turn up the earth. See {Wort}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) The underground portion of a plant, whether a true root or a tuber, a bulb or rootstock, as in the potato, the onion … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dens — 1. SYN: tooth. 2. A strong toothlike process projecting upward from the body of the axis, or epistropheus, around which the atlas rotates. SYN: d. axis [TA], odontoid process of epistropheus, odontoid process. [L.] dentes acustici … Medical dictionary
