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<prefix>
<anatomy> A combining form or prefix meaning relating to the atlas bone that supports the head), as Atlas supported the sky.
Origin: G. Atlas, Atlantos, Atlas, the mythical Titan who supported the dome of the sky on his shoulders
(05 Mar 2000)
atlantic, atlantic islands, atlantic part of vertebral artery < Prev | Next > atlantoaxial, atlantoaxial joint
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