occipita

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oc·cip·i·ta

(ŏk-sĭp′ĭ-tə)

A plural of occiput.

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Caption: The NSS-2 BRIDGE is a percutaneous nerve field stimulator that can be used as an aid to reduce the symptoms of opioid withdrawal, through application to branches of cranial nerves V, VII, and IX, as well as branches of the occipita.

FDA clears first-ever neurostimulation device for opioid withdrawal symptoms

Durante la representacion mental del <<que>> del objeto, se activan las cortezas visuales primarias ubicadas principalmente en el lobulo occipita (16,33), el area 17 de Broadman se activa con imagenes que tienen una alta resolucion (1,10,35).