odontoid process
noun
odon·toid process
ō-ˈdän-ˌtȯid- 
: a toothlike process projecting from the anterior end of the centrum of the axis vertebra on which the atlas vertebra rotates
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“Odontoid process.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/odontoid%20process. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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