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occipital arteries

occipital arteries is the plural of occipital artery.

Meaning of occipital artery

Noun

occipital artery (plural occipital arteries)

  1. An artery that arises from the external carotid artery opposite to the origin of the facial artery, that passes posteriorly to the base of the skull where it turns upward and ascends within the superficial fascia of the scalp, and that supplies or gives off branches supplying structures and especially muscles of the back of the neck and head.

Questions about occipital arteries

What is occipital arteries the plural of?
Occipital arteries is the plural of occipital artery.

Words near occipital arteries in the dictionary

  1. occies
  2. occifer
  3. occipit-
  4. occipita
  5. occipital
  6. occipital arteries
  7. occipital artery
  8. occipital bone
  9. occipital bones
  10. occipital bun
  11. occipital buns

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