atlanto-occipital

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atlanto-occipital

pertaining to the atlas and occiput, e.g. atlanto-occipital joint.

atlanto-occipital fusion

a congenital defect observed in calves; causes tetraplegia at birth or by two months of age.

atlanto-occipital malformation

includes hypoplasia of the odontoid process, atlanto-occipital fusion.

atlanto-occipital malformation of Arab horses

includes occipitalization of the atlas and atlantalization of the axis. It causes incoordination with a characterisitic extension of the head at birth or soon afterwards.

atlanto-occipital membrane

there are two, the dorsal and ventral, each of which connects the cranial edge of the atlas to the margin of the foramen magnum.

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