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ODONTOID PROCESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A toothlike process at the back of 2nd vertebra of the neck
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("odontoid process" is a kind of...):
appendage; outgrowth; process (a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant)
Holonyms ("odontoid process" is a part of...):
axis; axis vertebra (the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head)