odontoid
Americanadjective
adjective
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toothlike
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of or relating to the odontoid process
Etymology
Origin of odontoid
First recorded in 1700–10, odontoid is from the Greek word odontoeidḗs “toothlike.” See odont-, -oid
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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 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
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 Alexander Miles
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 Albert F. Blaisdell
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 Albert F. Blaisdell
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