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"Odontoid"
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toothlike
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cervical
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odous
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eidos
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dens
Having the form of a tooth; toothlike.
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This is a part of the second cervical vertebral bone (C2) in the upper cervical spine. It is also called the dens.
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Greek odous = tooth, and eidos = form, shape, hence, tooth-like.
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a toothlike process that stabilizes the connection between the head and the neck. It sticks up through the first and second cervical vertebrae, providing support as the head moves backwards and forwards.
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pertaining
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bone
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process
Of or pertaining to the odontoid bone or to the odontoid process.
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