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atlantodental

atlantodental adjective: between the anterior arch of the atlas and the dens of the axis.

Adjective

atlantodental (not comparable)

  1. Between the anterior arch of the atlas and the dens of the axis.
    • In types 2 and 3 atlantoaxial facetal dislocations, atlantodental interval is not altered and the odontoid process does not directly indent into the neural structures.2015 July 28, Atul Goel, “Craniovertebral Junction Instability: A Review of Facts about Facets”, in Asian Spine Journal, volume 9, →DOI

Origin of atlantodental

From atlanto- + dental.

Words that rhyme with atlantodental

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Questions about atlantodental

What does atlantodental mean?
Atlantodental means between the anterior arch of the atlas and the dens of the axis.
What part of speech is atlantodental?
Atlantodental is an adjective.

Words near atlantodental in the dictionary

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

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