atlantodental en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ἄτλᾱς (Átlās)bor. Latin Ā̆tlās New Latinder. English atlanto- Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Italic *dents Latin dēns Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin dentālisder. Middle French dentalbor. ▲ Late Latin dentālisbor. English dental English atlantodental From atlanto- + dental.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Between 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: