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Referring to the oesophagus.  

Referring to oedema.  

The study of teeth and associated structures, and their disorders. Study of the anatomy and physiology of teeth and the surrounding structures in the mouth.  

A projecting part of a vertebra, shaped like a tooth. A toothlike formation on the second vertebra upon which the head rotates. A toothlike process extending upward from the axis and about which the atlas rotates.  

Similar to a tooth, especially in shape. The odontoid, a peg-shaped projection found on the second cervical vertebra (one of the neck’s vertebral bones), serves as the support for the first cervical vertebra. In cases of judicial hanging, the odontoid becomes displaced, exerting pressure on the spinal cord, which leads to the fatal outcome.  

Inflammation of the pulpy interior of a tooth.  

Measurement of the pressure inside the eyeball.  

Referring to both the eye and the nose.  

The third cranial nerve which controls the eyeballs and eyelids. One of a pair of motor nerves, the third of cranial nerves, essential for eye movement. The third cranial nerve, which functions primarily to send impulses to the muscles of the eyes and eyelids in order to direct movement. The third cranial nerve (III), which…

Causing eye movements.