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occipital condyle
noun
, Anatomy.
- a protrusion on the occipital bone of the skull that forms a joint with the first cervical vertebra, enabling the head to move relative to the neck.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of occipital condyle1
First recorded in 1855–60
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Example Sentences
The skull may be immovably fixed to the vertebral column, or may articulate with it by a single or double occipital condyle.
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When the occipital condyle is double, it is formed by the exoccipitals, and the basi-occipital is small or unossified.
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The dorsal portion (fig. 41, 1) is somewhat triangular in shape, and overhangs the occipital condyle.
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The mandibular condyle is carried back to some distance behind the occipital condyle.
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The basi-occipital forms the main part of a prominent convex knob, the occipital condyle, with which the atlas articulates.
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