odontoid

o·don·toid

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Definitions of odontoid word

adjective odontoid of or resembling a tooth; toothlike. 1
noun odontoid A toothlike projection from the second cervical vertebra on which the first vertebra pivots. 1
adjective odontoid toothlike 0
adjective odontoid of or relating to the odontoid process 0
adjective odontoid 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 0

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1700-10, odontoid is from the Greek word odontoeidḗs toothlike. See odont-, -oid

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