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Noun: odontoid process  ow'dón-toyd 'prow-ses
  1. A toothlike process at the back of 2nd vertebra of the neck

Derived forms: odontoid processes

Type of: appendage, outgrowth, process

Part of: axis, axis vertebra

Encyclopedia: Odontoid process