- occipital plexus
- a nerve plexus accompanying the occipital artery.
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occipital plexus
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occipital — occipital, ale, aux [ ɔksipital, o ] adj. • av. 1478; lat. médiév. occipitalis ♦ Anat. Qui appartient à l occiput. Os occipital, et n. m. l occipital : os qui forme la partie inférieure et postérieure du crâne. Trou occipital : large ouverture de … Encyclopédie Universelle
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plexus cervicalis — [TA] cervical plexus: a nerve plexus formed by the anterior branches of the upper four cervical nerves; arranged as an irregular series of loops, it gives off superficial branches (lesser occipital, greater auricular, transverse cervical, and… … Medical dictionary
plexus venosus canalis nervi hypoglossi — [TA] venous plexus of hypoglossal canal: a venous plexus surrounding the hypoglossal nerve in its canal, and connecting the occipital sinus with the vertebral vein and with the longitudinal vertebral venous sinuses. Called also Trolard p … Medical dictionary
plexus venosus suboccipitalis — [TA] suboccipital venous plexus: that part of the external vertebral plexus which lies on and in the suboccipital triangle, receives the occipital veins of the scalp, and drains into the vertebral vein … Medical dictionary
