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atlanto-occipital
(redirected from atlanto-occipital malformation of Arab horses)

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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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