dens
(denz)
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(den′tēz″)
pl. dentes [L. dens, stem dent-, tooth]
1. A tooth.
SEE: tooth; SEE: dentition for illus
2. The odontoid process of the axis, which serves as a pivot for the rotation of the atlas.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Dens." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/752756/all/dens.
Dens. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/752756/all/dens. Accessed October 9, 2024.
Dens. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/752756/all/dens
Dens [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 October 09]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/752756/all/dens.
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