odontoid

[ oh-don-toid ]

/ oʊˈdɒn tɔɪd /

of or resembling a tooth; toothlike.

Origin of odontoid

First recorded in 1700–10, odontoid is from the Greek word odontoeidḗs toothlike. See odont-, -oid

The atlas is small and ring-like, and its centrum is fused with the axis forming the odontoid process.

The Vertebrate Skeleton |Sidney H. Reynolds
The cervical rib (fig. 41, 9) articulates with two little irregularities on the odontoid process.

The Vertebrate Skeleton |Sidney H. Reynolds
The odontoid process of the second vertebra is pig-like: and the tibia and fibula and radius and ulna are severally distinct.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 |Various
The axis has a prominent spine and odontoid process and short transverse processes.

The Vertebrate Skeleton |Sidney H. Reynolds

Odontoid process of second vertebra semi-cylindrical; skull with a sagittal crest; and the condyle of the lower jaw rounded.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 |Various

odontoid

/ (ɒˈdɒntɔɪd) /

toothlike

of or relating to the odontoid process

odontoid

[ ō-dŏn′toid′ ]

Shaped like a tooth.

Of or relating to the odontoid process.