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The meaning of the word "Odontoid" in English


Odontoid a. : Having the form of a tooth; toothlike.

Odontoid a. : Of or pertaining to the odontoid bone or to the odontoid process.

Example:
What to expect from an Odontoid fracture (broken neck)?

Taxonomy
axis, odontoid process, peg, anatomy, bone, cervical vertebra, ligaments, Fracture, odontoid, free encyclopedia, neck, the apex, body, articulation, occipital bone, C2, ascension, atlas.

Defination from the web:
... apex is pointed, and gives attachment to the apical odontoid ligament; below the apex the process is somewhat enlarged, and ... The alar ligaments, together with the apical ligaments, are attached from the sloping upper edge of the odontoid peg to the margins of the foramen magnum. ... 


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