atlantooccipital

English

Alternative forms

• atlanto-occipital
• atlantoccipital

Etymology

From atlanto- +‎ occipital.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪpɪtəl

Adjective

atlantooccipital (not comparable)

1. (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^[1], 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.

Anagrams

• occipitoatlantal