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occipital lymph nodes
oc·cip·i·tal lymph nodes [TA] one or two small nodes along the occipital vessels close to the trapezius muscle that receive afferents from the posterior scalp and drain into the superior deep lateral cervical nodes; these are the most posterior nodes of the pericervical collar of lymph nodes of the head and neck, which receive drainage from the head. Synonym(s): nodi lymphoidei occipitales [TA]oc·cip·i·tal lymph nodes (ok-sipi-tăl limf nōdz) [TA] Lymphoid tissue located ner the occipital bone. |