atlantooccipital
English
Alternative forms
- atlanto-occipital
- atlantoccipital
Etymology
atlanto- + occipital
Adjective
atlantooccipital (not comparable)
- (anatomy) situated between the superior articular facets of the atlas and the condyles of the occipital bone
- 2015 June 4, Norma Carrillo-Munguía et al., “Tramadol and Tramadol+Caffeine Synergism in the Rat Formalin Test Are Mediated by Central Opioid and Serotonergic Mechanisms”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, DOI: :
- 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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Anagrams
- occipitoatlantal