atlantodental

adj

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ἄτλᾱς (Átlās)bor. Latin Ā̆tlās New Latinder. English atlanto- Middle French dentalbor. Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Italic *dents Latin dēns Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin dentālisbor. English dental English atlantodental From atlanto- + dental.

Definitions

  1. Between the anterior arch of the atlas and the dens of the axis.

    • In types 2 and 3 atlantoaxial facetal dislocations, atlantodental interval is not altered and the odontoid process does not directly indent into the neural structures.

The neighborhood

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