Odontoid
Odontoid , adjective
[Greek {not transcribed}; 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth + e'i^dos form: compare French odontoide.]
(a)
(Anatomy) Having the form of a tooth; toothlike.
(b)
(Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the odontoid bone or to the odontoid process.
Collocations (2)
Odontoid bone (Anatomy) , a separate bone, in many reptiles, corresponding to the odontoid process.
Odontoid process or Odontoid peg (Anatomy) , the anterior process of the centrum of the second vertebra, or axis, in birds and mammals. See Axis.