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MeSH Heading: Odontoid Process
Tree Number(s): A02.835.232.834.151.383.668
Unique ID: D009809
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009809
Annotation: a part of the AXIS; not a dental term
Scope Note: The toothlike process on the upper surface of the axis, which articulates with the CERVICAL ATLAS above.
Entry Term(s): Dens Axis
Previous Indexing: Axis (1966-1984)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under AXIS 1985-90
History Note: 91(85); was see under AXIS 1985-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1984/04/06
Revision Date: 2018/06/29

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Odontoid Process MeSH Descriptor Data 2025