epistropheus

English

The position of the epistropheus.

Noun

epistropheus

1. (anatomy) The second cervical vertebra of the spine which forms the pivot upon which the first cervical vertebra (the atlas), which carries the head, rotates.

Synonyms

• axis
• vertebra dentata

Translations

second cervical vertebra

• Finnish: kiertonikama (fi)
• French: épistrophée (fr) f