"occipital nerve" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: occipital nerves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} occipital nerve (plural occipital nerves)
  1. (neuroanatomy) Either of two nerves that arise mostly from the second cervical nerve. Meronyms: greater occipital nerve, lesser occipital nerve
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