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occipital nerve

occipital nerve noun: either of two nerves that arise mostly from the second cervical nerve.

Noun

occipital nerve (plural occipital nerves)

  1. Either of two nerves that arise mostly from the second cervical nerve.

occipital nerve meaning in Tamil

occipital nerve in Tamil

பிடரி நரம்பு

Forms of occipital nerve

pluraloccipital nerves

Questions about occipital nerve

What does occipital nerve mean?
Occipital nerve means either of two nerves that arise mostly from the second cervical nerve.
What is occipital nerve in Tamil?
Occipital nerve in Tamil is பிடரி நரம்பு. See Occipital nerve meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is occipital nerve?
Occipital nerve is a noun.
What is the plural of occipital nerve?
The plural of occipital nerve is occipital nerves.

Words near occipital nerve in the dictionary

  1. occipital bun
  2. occipital buns
  3. occipital horn syndrome
  4. occipital lobe
  5. occipital lobes
  6. occipital nerve
  7. occipital nerves
  8. occipital point
  9. occipital points
  10. occipitales
  11. occipitalgia

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