odontoid
\ oh-DON-toid \, adjective;
1.of or resembling a tooth; toothlike.
Quotes:
In most cases, the radiological examination of the cervical spine in sports injuries starts with plain radiographs, including frontal, lateral and odontoid projections.
-- Edited by F.M. Vanhoenacker, M. Maas, and J.L. Gielen, "The Spine in Sports Injuries," Imaging of Orthopedic Sports Injuries , 2007
In young patients, a significant force is required to cause a fracture of the odontoid .
-- Edited by Andrea Donovan and Mark E. Schweitzer, Imaging Musculoskeletal Trauma , 2012
Origin:
Odontoid entered English in the early 1700s from the Greek word odontoeidḗs meaning "toothlike."
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