odontoid process
Britishnoun
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On the upper surface of the axis, the second vertebra, is a peg or process, called the odontoid process from its resemblance to a tooth.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
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)
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 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
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
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