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A / ā^tlantĭon
noun greek

ā^tlantĭon

gen. ii · gender neuter · decl. 2nd
the lowest vertebra of the neck •
the lowest vertebra of the neck (so called because on it rests the whole burden of the head and the remaining vertebrae of the neck): hunc spinae articulum sive nodum Atlantion vocant, Plin. 28, 8, 27, § 99.
Perseus ID: n4271 Key: atlantion