odontoid process

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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 Blaisdell, Albert F.

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

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

Vanderpool of Bellevue Hospital, N.Y., describes a fracture of the odontoid process caused by a fall on the back of the head; death, however, did not ensue until six months later.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)