English Explanatory Dictionary

odontoid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Resembling a tooth, especially in shape
noun
  1. A separate bone, in many reptiles, corresponding to the odontoid process.

Word forms

odontoid more odontoid most odontoid odontoids

Etymology

Ancient Greek ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”) + -oid

Derived words

odontoid bone odontoid peg odontoid process odontoidectomy
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