See Also: C2 (cervical vertebra)(health)
C4 (cervical vertebra)(health)
Cervical vertebra, second(health)
Cervical vertebra, first(health)
C5 (cervical vertebra)(health)
C1 (cervical vertebra)(health)
C6 (cervical vertebra)(health)
C7 (cervical vertebra)(health)
C3 (cervical vertebra)(health)
vertebra(dictionary)

awl (iou) and C1 (cervical vertebra) (health)


awl (iou)



awl noun.

A small pointed tool for pricking or piercing holes, esp. such a tool used by shoemakers.
cobbler's awls: see COBBLER 1c.
Comb.: awl-bird dial. (a) the green woodpecker; (b) the avocet; awlwort a cruciferous aquatic plant, Subularia aquatica, having white flowers and awl-shaped leaves.

C1 (cervical vertebra) (health)


C1 is the first cervical (neck) vertebra which is called the atlas. It supports the head.