occipital protuberance

occipital protuberance
noun
prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone
• Hypernyms:
• Part Holonyms: ↑occipital bone

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noun
: either of two prominences on the occipital bone:
a. : a prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone midway between the upper border and the foramen magnum that gives attachment to the ligamentum nuchae — called also external occipital protuberance
b. : a prominence similarly situated on the inner surface of the occipital bone — called also internal occipital protuberance

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  • occipital protuberance — n either of two prominences on the occipital bone: a) a prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone midway between the upper border and the foramen magnum that with the external occipital crest gives attachment to the ligamentum nuchae… …   Medical dictionary

  • Occipital protuberance — can refer to: internal occipital protuberance external occipital protuberance This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here …   Wikipedia

  • Internal occipital protuberance — Infobox Bone Name = Internal occipital protuberance Latin = protuberantia occipitalis interna GraySubject = 31 GrayPage = 130 Caption = Occipital bone. Inner surface. (Internal occipital protuberance visible at center, at the center of the… …   Wikipedia

  • External occipital protuberance — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = protuberantia occipitalis externa GraySubject = 46 GrayPage = 185 Caption = Occipital bone. Outer surface. (External occipital protuberance visible at top center.) Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery =… …   Wikipedia

  • external occipital protuberance — n OCCIPITAL PROTUBERANCE (a) …   Medical dictionary

  • internal occipital protuberance — n OCCIPITAL PROTUBERANCE (b) …   Medical dictionary

  • external occipital protuberance — noun see occipital protuberance …   Useful english dictionary

  • internal occipital protuberance — noun see occipital protuberance …   Useful english dictionary

  • occipital protuberance external — protuberantia occipitalis externa …   Medical dictionary

  • occipital protuberance internal — protuberantia occipitalis interna …   Medical dictionary

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