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dens.

A toothlike process projecting from the anterior end of the centrum of the axis vertebra on which the atlas vertebra rotates.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɛnz/
  1. A toothlike process projecting from the anterior end of the centrum of the axis vertebra on which the atlas vertebra rotates.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin dēns (“a tooth”). Doublet of dent and tooth.

noun/dɛnz/
  1. plural of den

    form-of · plural
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verb/dɛnz/
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of den.

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
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