odontoid

odontoid
Resembling a tooth, especially in shape

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  • Odontoid — O*don toid, a. [Gr. ?; odoy s, odo ntos, a tooth + e i^dos form: cf. F. odonto[ i]de.] (Anat.) (a) Having the form of a tooth; toothlike. (b) Of or pertaining to the odontoid bone or to the odontoid process. [1913 Webster] {Odontoid bone} (Anat.) …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • odontoid — odontoíd adj. m., pl. odontoizi; f. sg. odontoídă, pl. odontoíde Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic …   Dicționar Român

  • odontoid — [ō dän′toid΄] adj. [Gr odontoeidēs: see ODONTO & OID] 1. toothlike 2. 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 …   English World dictionary

  • Odontoid — Mesiodens zwischen den noch vorhandenen oberen Milchschneidezähnen. Ein Mesiodens (von griech. μέσος (mésos) „mittelseitig“, „zur Mitte des Zahnbogens hin„) und (lat. dens „Zahn)“ ist ein überzähliger (evtl. auch mehrere), meist atypisch… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • odontoid — [ə(ʊ) dɒntɔɪd] (also odontoid process) noun Anatomy a projection from the second cervical vertebra (axis) on which the first (atlas) can pivot. Origin C19: from Gk odontoeidēs, from odous, odont tooth + eidos form …   English new terms dictionary

  • odontoid — adj. toothlike. Phrases and idioms: odontoid process a projection from the second cervical vertebra. Etymology: Gk odontoeides (as ODONTO + Gk eidos form) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Odontoid bone — Odontoid O*don toid, a. [Gr. ?; odoy s, odo ntos, a tooth + e i^dos form: cf. F. odonto[ i]de.] (Anat.) (a) Having the form of a tooth; toothlike. (b) Of or pertaining to the odontoid bone or to the odontoid process. [1913 Webster] {Odontoid… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Odontoid peg — Odontoid O*don toid, a. [Gr. ?; odoy s, odo ntos, a tooth + e i^dos form: cf. F. odonto[ i]de.] (Anat.) (a) Having the form of a tooth; toothlike. (b) Of or pertaining to the odontoid bone or to the odontoid process. [1913 Webster] {Odontoid… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Odontoid process — Odontoid O*don toid, a. [Gr. ?; odoy s, odo ntos, a tooth + e i^dos form: cf. F. odonto[ i]de.] (Anat.) (a) Having the form of a tooth; toothlike. (b) Of or pertaining to the odontoid bone or to the odontoid process. [1913 Webster] {Odontoid… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • odontoid process — n DENS * * * a toothlike process from the upper surface of the axis vertebra. See cervical vertebrae …   Medical dictionary

  • odontoid ligament — noun : any of three ligaments that pass from the odontoid process to the margins of the foramen magnum …   Useful english dictionary

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