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Abstract
Part of the back and base of the CRANIUM that encloses the FORAMEN MAGNUM.
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- Bone, Occipital
- Bones, Occipital
- Occipital Bones
- Basilar Bone
- Basilar Bones
- Bone, Basilar
- Bones, Basilar
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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fractures = OCCIPITAL BONE / inj (IM) + SKULL FRACTURES (IM); neoplasms: coordinate IM with SKULL NEOPLASMS (IM)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Occipital Bone. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009777. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009777
- Occipital Bone. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occipital_bone
- Occipital Bone. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16317