| HIVD | Herniation(Herniated) of Inter-Vertebral Disc - Cervical HIVD &... |
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| 99mTc | radioactive Technetium(used in Brain Skull, Thyroid, Liver, Spleen, Bone & Lung scans) |
| A>B | air greater than bone [conduction] |
| A&BC | air and bone conduction |
| ABM | adjusted body mass; alveolar basement membrane; autologous bone marrow |
| occipital neuralgia | <syndrome> A clinical complex of pain, tenderness, tight neck musculature, vasomotor instability, and ill-defined symptoms such as dizziness and blurred vision as the result of trauma to the neck. Also variously termed occipital or suboccipital neuralgia or neuritis; cervical tension syndrome; cervical myospasm, myositis, or fibrositis. Synonym: cervical fibrositis, cervical tension syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| occipital neurectomy | Excision of greater occipital nerve for the treatment of occipital neuralgia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occipital neuritis | See: posttraumatic neck syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occipital operculum | A portion of the occipital lobe of the brain demarcated by the simian fissure (sulcus lunatus cerebri) when present in humans. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occipital plane | The external surface of the occipital bone above the superior nuchal line. Synonym: planum occipitale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occipital plexus | An autonomic plexus on the occipital artery derived from the external carotid plexus. Synonym: plexus occipitalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occipital point | The most prominent posterior point on the occipital bone above the inion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occipital pole | The most posterior promontory of each cerebral hemisphere; the apex of the occipital lobe. Synonym: polus occipitalis cerebri, occipital pole. Pelvic pole, the breech end of the foetus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occipital pole of cerebrum | The most posterior promontory of each cerebral hemisphere; the apex of the occipital lobe. Synonym: polus occipitalis cerebri, occipital pole. Pelvic pole, the breech end of the foetus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occipital region of head | The surface region of the head corresponding to the outlines of the occipital bone. Synonym: regio occipitalis capitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occipital sinus | An unpaired dural venous sinus commencing at the confluence of the sinuses and passing downward in the base of the falx cerebelli to the foramen magnum. Synonym: sinus occipitalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occipital triangle | A triangle of the neck bounded by the trapezius, the sternocleidomastoid, and the omohyoid muscles. See: inferior occipital triangle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occipital vein | <anatomy, vein> Drains the occipital region and empties into the internal jugular vein or the suboccipital plexus. Synonym: vena occipitalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| temporo-occipital | Relating to the temporal and the occipital bones or regions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| third occipital nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Medial branch of the dorsal primary ramus of the third cervical nerve; this is usually joined with the greater occipital, but may exist as an independent nerve supplying cutaneous branches to the scalp and nucha. Synonym: nervus occipitalis tertius. (05 Mar 2000) |