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The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 odontoid process, the lump on the upper surface of the second cervical backbone (axis) in the neck. It is the place around which the first cervical backbone (atlas) turns, allowing the head to turn. Also called dens. The ideas, procedures and suggestions ...
October 1, 1996; The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia

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