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atlantal, a. Phys.|ætˈlæntəl| [f. Gr. ἀτλαντ-, stem of ἄτλας (see Atlas n.1) + -al1.] Of or belonging to the atlas; also used by some for: Of or belonging to the upper part of the body.
1803Edin. Rev. III. 105 Dr. Barclay therefore proposes the words atlantal and sacral instead of superior and inferior. 1839Todd Cycl. Anat. & Phys. III. 245/1 The atlantal portion of the body. 1854Owen in Orr's Circ. Sc. Org. Nat. I. 197 The atlantal neurapophyses. |