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atlantoaxial

atlantoaxial adjective: of or pertaining to the articulation of the atlas with the axis.

Adjective

atlantoaxial (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the articulation of the atlas with the axis.
    Synonyms:
    atloaxoid

Synonyms of atlantoaxial

Origin of atlantoaxial

From atlanto- + axial.

Questions about atlantoaxial

What does atlantoaxial mean?
Atlantoaxial means of or pertaining to the articulation of the atlas with the axis.
What part of speech is atlantoaxial?
Atlantoaxial is an adjective.

Words near atlantoaxial in the dictionary

  1. Atlantists
  2. atlantite
  3. Atlantium
  4. atlanto-
  5. atlanto-occipital
  6. atlantoaxial
  7. atlantoccipital
  8. atlantodental
  9. atlantoepistrophic
  10. atlantogenatan
  11. atlantogenatans

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