odontoid adjective & noun. [ǝ'dɒntɔɪd] E19.
[Greek odontoeidēs, formed as ODONTO- + -OID.]
A. adjective. Resembling or having the form of a tooth; toothlike. Also, of or associated with the odontoid process. E19.
odontoid process a toothlike projection on the axis or second cervical vertebra of mammals and some other vertebrates, formed by fusion with the centrum of the atlas vertebra.
b. noun. A toothlike structure; spec. the odontoid process. M19.

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