tooth-like
• (a.) Having the form of a tooth; toothlike. • (a.) Of or pertaining to the odontoid bone or to the odontoid process.
(o-don´toid) like a tooth.
O·don'toid adjective [ Greek ...; 'odoy`s , 'odo`ntos , a tooth + ... form: confer French odontoïde .] (Anat.) (a) Having the form of a tooth; toothlike. (b) Of or pertaining to the odontoid bone or to the odontoid process. Odontoid bone 
Type: Term Pronunciation: ō-don′toyd Definitions: 1. Shaped like a tooth. 2. Relating to the toothlike odontoid process of the second cervical vertebra. Synonyms: dentoid
odontoid Related 'tooth, teeth' word units: bruxo-; dento-.
odous, tooth; eidos, like.
Greek odous = tooth, and eidos = form, shape, hence, tooth-like.