atlantal

English

Adjective

atlantal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Relating to the atlas.
2. anterior; cephalic
   • 1808, John Barclay, The Muscular Motions of the Human Body:

     […] when the scapula is moved directly atlantad, the atlantal forces acting on the base and acromion are the motors, the dorsa-mesial and ster-mesi-lateral the directors, and the sacral forces the moderators […]

Derived terms

• occipitoatlantal

Related terms

• Atlantic