odontoid process

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noun

1. anatomy the toothlike upward projection at the back of the second vertebra of the neck

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odontoid process

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

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

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

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 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.