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atlanto-odontoid
Relating to the atlas and the dens of the axis.

The dens is a strong toothlike process projecting upward from the body of the axis, or epistropheus (pivot), around which the atlas rotates.

This entry is located in the following units: atlanto-, atlant- + (page 1) odonto-, odont-, odon-, -odont, -odonic, -odontic, -odontia, -odontoid; -dont, -donts, -dontia, -dontic, -dontoid (page 1)