odontoid process
Britishnoun
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The odontoid process of the second cervical vertebra, when that bone is free, is usually very obtuse, or even obsolete.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
The odontoid process of the axis is wide, flat, and hollowed above, as in the ruminants.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
Fracture of the odontoid process may occur, however, without displacement, the transverse ligament retaining the fragment in position and protecting the cord from injury.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
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 Blaisdell, Albert F.
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
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