odontoid

American  

[oh-don-toid] / oʊˈdɒn tɔɪd /

adjective

1. of or resembling a tooth; toothlike.

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odontoid British  

/ ɒˈdɒntɔɪd /

adjective

1. toothlike

2. of or relating to the odontoid process

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Etymology

Origin of odontoid

First recorded in 1700–10, odontoid is from the Greek word odontoeidḗs “toothlike.” See odont-, -oid

Example Sentences

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)

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.

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

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.

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