Meanings
adjectiveatlantodental (not comparable)
- not comparableanatomyBetween 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.
2015 July 28, Atul Goel, “Craniovertebral Junction Instability: A Review of Facts about Facets”, in Asian Spine Journal, volume 9, →DOI
Origin
- Ancient GreekἌτλᾱς (Átlās)
- LatinĀ̆tlās
- Englishatlanto-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
- Proto-Italic*dents
- Latindēns
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Medieval Latindentālis
- Middle Frenchdenta
- Late Latindentālis
- Englishdental
- Englishatlantodental
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with atlantodental
environmentalrentaldentalexperimentalcontinentaldevelopmentalgentleinstrumentaldepartmentalaccidentalelementalintergovernmentaloccidentaltranscendentalnongovernmentalcoincidentallentiljudgmentalinterdepartmentaltemperamentalentalcompartmentalunsentimentalcental
All rhymes →Cite this entry
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“atlantodental.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atlantodental. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
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