dens

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun

  1. plural of den

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of den.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin dens (“a tooth”). Doublet of dent and tooth.

noun

  1. (anatomy) A toothlike process projecting from the anterior end of the centrum of the axis vertebra on which the atlas vertebra rotates.

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