See Also: posterior articular surface of dens(medicine)
posterior talar articular surface of calcaneus(medicine)
Articular surface(medicine)
articular surface of patella(medicine)
articular surface of acromion(medicine)
articular surface of tubercle of rib(medicine)
articular surface of head of rib(medicine)
arytenoidal articular surface of cricoid(medicine)
articular surface of temporal bone(medicine)
malleolar articular surface of tibia(medicine)

posterior articular surface of dens (medicine) and Tendrac (medicine)


posterior articular surface of dens (medicine)


posterior articular surface of dens


The facet on the posterior surface of the dens of the axis that articulates with the transverse ligament of the atlas.

Synonym: facies articularis posterior dentis.


Tendrac (medicine)


tendrac
<zoology> Any one of several species of small insectivores of the family Centetidae, belonging to Ericulus, Echinope, and related genera, native of Madagascar. They are more or less spinose and resemble the hedgehog in habits. The rice tendrac (Oryzorictes hora) is very injurious to rice crops. Some of the species are called also tenrec.

See: Tenrec.

Source: Websters Dictionary