Occipitoaxial


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Oc`cip`i`to`ax´i`al


a.1.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the occipital bone and second vertebra, or axis.
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The apical X component at first projects into the early foramen magnum and forms an occipitoaxial joint.
Study of atlanto-axial fusion--[C1 and C2 vertebral synostosis] among 200 atlas vertebrae
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