odontoid

(ō dänto̵id′)

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

Origin: Gr odontoeidēs: see odonto- & -oid

See odontoid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Resembling a tooth.
  2. Of or relating to the odontoid process: the odontoid ligaments.

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