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‖ dentata Anat.|dɛnˈteɪtə|
[L. fem. of dentātus adj. ‘toothed’ (sc. vertebra).]
The second cervical vertebra, also called axis: see axis1 2.
1727–52Chambers Cycl. s.v. Vertebræ, The vertebræ of the neck..The second is called..also vertebra dentata. 1811Hopper Dict. 852/1 The second vertebra is called dentata. 1847Youatt Horse ix. 211 The second bone of the neck is the dentata, having a process like a tooth, by which it forms a joint with the first bone. 1881Mivart Cat 43. |
