| ECPR | external cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
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| ED | early-decision [applicant]; early differentiation; ectodermal dysplasia; ectopic depolarization; eff... |
| EE | embryo extract; end-to-end; end expiration; energy expenditure; Enterobacteriaceae enrichment [broth... |
| EEE | eastern equine encephalitis; eastern equine encephalomyelitis; experimental enterococcal endocarditi... |
| EFM | elderly fibromyalgia; electronic fetal monitoring; external fetal monitor |
| sulcus of occipital artery | A narrow groove medial to the mastoid notch of the temporal bone that lodges the occipital artery. Synonym: sulcus arteriae occipitalis, sulcus of occipital artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| superior occipital gyrus | A gyrus lying above the lateral occipital sulcus on the lateral surface of the occipital lobe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior occipital sulcus | One of several small and variable sulci bordering the superior occipital gyri on the upper aspect of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum. Synonym: sulcus occipitalis superior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| descending branch of occipital artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin: occipital artery within occipital groove; distribution: posterior neck muscles and cervical trapezius muscle; anastomoses: superficial and deep cervical arteries, vertebral artery. Synonym: ramus descendens arteriae occipitalis, princeps cervicis artery, princeps cervicis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior occipital gyrus | A gyrus situated below the lateral occipital sulcus on the lower part of the lateral surface of the occipital lobe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior occipital triangle | A triangle with its apex at the external occipital protuberance; its base is formed by a line joining the two mastoid processes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| internal occipital protuberance | A projection from about the centre of the cruciform eminence on the inner surface of the occipital bone. Synonym: protuberantia occipitalis interna. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occipital | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the occiput, or back part of the head, or to the occipital bone. <anatomy> Occipital bone, the point of the occiput in the mesial plane farthest from the ophryon. Origin: Cf. F. Occipital. <anatomy> The occipital bone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| occipital anchorage | Anchorage in which the top and back of the head are used for resistance by means of a headgear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occipital angle of parietal bone | The posterior superior angle of the parietal bone. Synonym: Broca's angles. Synonym: Daubenton's angle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occipital artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, external carotid; branches, sternocleidomastoid, meningeal, auricular, occipital, mastoid, and descending. Synonym: arteria occipitalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occipital belly of occipitofrontalis muscle | <anatomy> The posterior belly of the occipitofrontalis muscle. See: occipitofrontalis muscle. Synonym: venter occipitalis musculi occipitofrontalis, occipitalis muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occipital bone | The bone forming the rear (and rear bottom) of the skull. (12 Dec 1998) |
| occipital border | Edge of a bone which articulates with the occipital bone. See: occipital border of parietal bone, occipital border of temporal bone. Synonym: margo occipitalis, occipital margin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occipital border of parietal bone | The posterior margin of the parietal bone that articulates with the occipital squama. Synonym: margo occipitalis ossis parietalis. (05 Mar 2000) |