occipital artery

English

Noun

occipital artery (plural occipital arteries)

(anatomy) An artery that arises from the external carotid artery opposite to the origin of the facial artery, that passes posteriorly to the base of the skull where it turns upward and ascends within the superficial fascia of the scalp, and that supplies or gives off branches supplying structures and especially muscles of the back of the neck and head.

Translations

branch of the external carotid artery

Chinese:
Mandarin: 枕動脈／枕动脉 (zh) (zhěn dòngmài)

See also

References

“occipital artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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