occipital condyle

oc·cip·i·tal con·dyle

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Definition of occipital condyle words

noun occipital condyle a protrusion on the occipital bone of the skull that forms a joint with the first cervical vertebra, enabling the head to move relative to the neck. 2

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60

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