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logistic(1) (iou) and transverse atlantal ligament (medicine)


logistic(1) (iou)



logistic adjective1 & noun. E17.
[Late Latin logisticus from Greek logistikos, from logizesthai reckon, formed as LOGOS: see -ISTIC. Cf. earlier LOGISTICAL adjective1.]
A. adjective.
1. Of or pertaining to reasoning; logical. E-M17.
2. Of or pertaining to reckoning or calculation. rare. E18.
3. a. Math. Logarithmic, exponential. Now rare or obsolete exc. in logistic curve below. E18.
logistic curve a sigmoidal curve used in population studies, which increases approximately exponentially for small values of the variable and approaches a constant value asymptotically for large values.
b. Of or pertaining to mathematical or symbolic logic. E20.
B. noun.
1. = CALCULATOR 1. Only in M17.
2. = LOGISTICS noun1. Now rare or obsolete. M17.
b. Mathematical or symbolic logic. E20.
3. Math. A logistic curve. E18.
logistician noun an expert in or student of mathematical or symbolic logic M20.

transverse atlantal ligament (medicine)


transverse atlantal ligament -->
transverse ligament of the atlas
Thick, strong, centrally flattened band spanning the vertebral foramen of the atlas as it extends from the medial aspect of one lateral mass to the Other, passing dorsal to the dens with which it articulates; it forms the dorsal portion of the opening for the dens, tightly embracing its neck. It forms a part of the "cross-bar" of the cruciform ligament of the atlas.

See: cruciform ligament of atlas.

Synonym: ligamentum transversum atlantis, Lauth's ligament, transverse atlantal ligament.