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DictionarySeecondyleoccipital condyle
occipital condyle[äk′sip·əd·əl ′kän‚dīl] (anatomy) An articular surface on the occipital bone which articulates with the atlas. (invertebrate zoology) A projection on the posterior border of an insect head which articulates with the lateral neck plates. occipital condyle
oc·cip·i·tal con·dyle [TA] one of two elongated oval facets on the undersurface of the occipital bone, one on each side of the foramen magnum, which articulate with the atlas. Synonym(s): condylus occipitalis [TA]oc·cip·i·tal con·dyle (ok-sip'i-tăl kon'dīl) [TA] One of two elongated oval facets on the undersurface of the occipital bone, one on each side of the foramen magnum, which articulate with the atlas. occipital condyle a projection of bone at the back of the vertebrate skull which articulates with the vertebral column. It is absent in most fish.oc·cip·i·tal con·dyle (ok-sip'i-tăl kon'dīl) [TA] One of two elongated oval facets on the undersurface of the occipital bone, one on each side of the foramen magnum, which articulate with the atlas. |