"occipital artery" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: occipital arteries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} occipital artery (plural occipital arteries)
  1. (anatomy) An artery that arises from the external carotid artery opposite to the origin of the facial artery, that passes posteriorly to the base of the skull where it turns upward and ascends within the superficial fascia of the scalp, and that supplies or gives off branches supplying structures and especially muscles of the back of the neck and head. Categories (topical): Anatomy Related terms: ascending pharyngeal artery, facial artery, lingual artery, maxillary artery, posterior auricular artery, superficial temporal artery, superior thyroid artery Translations (branch of the external carotid artery): 枕動脈 (Chinese Mandarin), 枕动脉 (zhěn dòngmài) (Chinese Mandarin)

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