wing of atlas

A form of wing of the atlas — The wide, shelf-like lateral projection of the first cervical vertebra (C1), featuring the alar foramen, the atlantal fossa, and the transverse process.

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Meanings

nounwing of atlas (plural wing of atlases)

plural wing of atlases

  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of wing of the atlas.
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