Atlantooccipital

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Situated between the superior articular facets of the atlas and the condyles of the occipital bone. not-comparable

    "Briefly, the rats were chronically implanted with catheters; they were anesthetized with ketamine and xylazine (75 mg/kg, 12 mg/kg, resp.), were placed in a stereotaxic frame, and underwent surgical procedures that exposed the atlantooccipital membrane by means of an incision in the neck."

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atloid

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"Briefly, the rats were chronically implanted with catheters; they were anesthetized with ketamine and xylazine (75 mg/kg, 12 mg/kg, resp.), were placed in a stereotaxic frame, and underwent surgical procedures that exposed the atlantooccipital membrane by means of an incision in the neck."

Etymology

From atlanto- + occipital.

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occipital bone

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