greater occipital nerve

noun

The medial branch of the second cervical nerve that innervates the scalp at the top of the head.

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Meanings

noungreater occipital nerve (plural greater occipital nerves)

plural greater occipital nerves

  1. anatomyThe medial branch of the second cervical nerve that innervates the scalp at the top of the head.
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