occipital nerve

noun

Either of two nerves that arise mostly from the second cervical nerve.

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Meanings

nounoccipital nerve (plural occipital nerves)

plural occipital nerves

  1. anatomyEither of two nerves that arise mostly from the second cervical nerve.
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