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atlantoaxial

adj

Etymology

From atlanto- + axial.

  1. derived from *h₂eḱs-✻
  2. borrowed from axis — “axle, axis”
  3. formed as axial — “axis + -al”
  4. prefixed as atlantoaxial — “atlanto + axial”

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the articulation of the atlas with the axis.

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