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odontoid definition

odon·toid (ō dän′to̵id′)

adjective

  1. toothlike
  2. designating or of a toothlike or peg-shaped process projecting from the second vertebra of the neck, on which the top vertebra moves and rotates

Etymology: Gr odontoeidēs: see odonto- & -oid

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