odontoid process
Britishnoun
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The odontoid process of the second vertebra is pig-like: and the tibia and fibula and radius and ulna are severally distinct.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various
Change of form of the odontoid process of the second or axis vertebrae from a cone to a hollow half-cylinder.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various
Thus, when we turn the head to the right or left, the skull and the atlas move together, both rotating on the odontoid process of the axis.
From A Practical Physiology by Albert F. Blaisdell
When this occurs suddenly, the odontoid process may impinge on the medulla and upper part of the cord and cause sudden death.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
Put the right forefinger of the other hand up through the front part to represent the odontoid process of the axis, and place some absorbent cotton through the other part to represent the spinal cord.
From A Practical Physiology by Albert F. Blaisdell
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