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odontoid process
noun odon·toid process \ō-ˈdän-ˌtȯid-\
Definition of ODONTOID PROCESS
: a toothlike process projecting from the anterior end of the centrum of the axis vertebra on which the atlas vertebra rotates
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First Known Use of ODONTOID PROCESS
circa 1819
Medical Dictionary
odontoid process
noun
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