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AXIS VERTEBRA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does axis vertebra mean?
• AXIS VERTEBRA (noun)
The noun AXIS VERTEBRA has 1 sense:
1. the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head
Familiarity information: AXIS VERTEBRA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
axis; axis vertebra
Hypernyms ("axis vertebra" is a kind of...):
cervical vertebra; neck bone (one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region)
Meronyms (parts of "axis vertebra"):
odontoid process (a toothlike process at the back of 2nd vertebra of the neck)
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