| odontoid | <anatomy> Having the form of a tooth; toothlike. Of or pertaining to the odontoid bone or to the odontoid process. Odontoid bone, the anterior process of the centrum of the second vertebra, or axis, in birds and mammals. See Axis. Origin: Gr., a tooth + form: cf.F. Odontoide. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| odontoid ligament | Winglike lateral fringes or expansions of the plica synovialis infrapatellaris. Synonym: ligamenta alaria, plicae alares, alar ligaments, odontoid ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| odontoid process | The toothlike process on the upper surface of the axis, which articulates with the atlas above. (12 Dec 1998) |
| odontoid process of epistropheus | Synonym: Tooth. 2. A strong toothlike process projecting upward from the body of the axis, or epistropheus, around which the atlas rotates. Synonym: odontoid process of epistropheus, odontoid process. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| odontoid vertebra | <botany> A stem, commonly used for the main stem of a whole plant or of an inflorescence. (09 Oct 1997) |
| atlanto-odontoid | <anatomy> Relating to the atlas and the dens of the axis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| check ligaments of odontoid | One of a pair of short stout bands that extends from the side of the dens of the axis to the tubercle on the medial aspect of the occipital condyle. Synonym: check ligaments of odontoid. Synonym: alar folds. (05 Mar 2000) |