See Also: Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
dens(medicine)
dens succedaneus(medicine)
dens serotinus(medicine)
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dens in dente(medicine)

dens (medicine)


dens


Synonym: Tooth.

2. A strong toothlike process projecting upward from the body of the axis, or epistropheus, around which the atlas rotates.

Synonym: odontoid process of epistropheus, odontoid process.

Origin: L.