epistropheus
epistropheus · epistropheuses
The second cervical vertebra of the spine which forms the pivot upon which the first…The second cervical vertebra of the spine which forms the pivot upon which the first cervical vertebra (the atlas), which carries the head, rotates.
Meaning
1 sensesThe second cervical vertebra of the spine which forms the pivot upon which the first cervical vertebra (the atlas), which carries the head, rotates.
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: epistropheuses| Singular | epistropheus |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsaxisB2vertebra dentata