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ODONTOID
Etymology
Adjective
odontoid (comparative more odontoid, superlative most odontoid)
Resembling a tooth, especially in shape
Noun
odontoid (plural odontoids)
A separate bone, in many reptiles, corresponding to the odontoid process.
Source: Wiktionary
O*don"toid, a. Etym: [Gr. odontoïde.] (Anat.) (a) Having the form of a tooth; toothlike. (b) Of or pertaining to the odontoid bone or to the odontoid process. Odontoid bone (Anat.), a separate bone, in many reptiles, corresponding to the odontoid process.
– Odontoid process, or Odontoid peg (Anat.), the anterior process of the centrum of the second vertebra, or axis, in birds and mammals. See Axis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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