English Explanatory Dictionary

dens

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of den
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of den.
noun
  1. A toothlike process projecting from the anterior end of the centrum of the axis vertebra on which the atlas vertebra rotates.

Pronunciation

/dɛnz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-dens.wav

Word forms

dens dentes

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Synonyms

odontoid process

Related words

dens invaginatus

Derived words

crowned dens syndrome
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