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Meanings of second cervical vertebra in English

Russian
эпистрофей
Portuguese
segunda vértebra
Catalan
axis
Spanish
vértebra c2
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Second cervical vertebra of the spine, the most distinctive characteristic of which is the strong odontoid process, or dens, which rises perpendicularly from the upper surface of the body and forms the pivot upon which the atlas rotates.

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      Translations for second cervical vertebra
      Catalan
      axisc2