internal occipital protuberance


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in·ter·nal oc·cip·i·tal pro·tu·ber·ance

[TA]
a projection from about the center of the cruciform eminence on the inner surface of the occipital bone.
Synonym(s): protuberantia occipitalis interna [TA]
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5) A discrete inflammatory reaction, at the inner face of the occipital bone, covered an oblong area between the lambda and the internal occipital protuberance (Figure 6).
Deformacion craneana como causa de muerte de un Nino del valle de Chillon, Peru

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