suboccipital
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- adjective
- /ˌsʌb.ɒkˈsɪp.ɪ.təl/
- Specialized
- The patient underwent emergency surgery via a left suboccipital approach to decompress the enlarged tumor and relieve the brainstem compression.
- suboccipital approach
Examples
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Both middle cranial fossa and suboccipital approaches have been employed.
Academic text (2008) -
This is after she has made the cuts in the patient's scalp, made burr holes in his skull, and removed a small, circular chunk of suboccipital bone.
Fiction book (1998) -
In only one case, not included in this series because the approach was suboccipital, were vessels clearly determined to be the cause of the pain.
Academic text (1996) -
Walter Dandy, 10, 11, in 1925, was the first to advocate that the trigeminal root can be exposed for selective section by the suboccipital approach; however, the morbidity and mortality associated with this operation at that time prevented its widespread acceptance by neurosurgeons.
Academic text (1996) -
The neurosurgeon used a suboccipital approach to access the brain without damaging surrounding tissues.
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In a suboccipital procedure, the surgeon operates from below the occipital bone to treat the underlying condition.
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After performing a suboccipital dissection, the doctor was able to alleviate the patient's chronic headaches.
Compounds
- Specialized
A small part under the base of the skull that helps move and hold the head
- Specialized
The area at the lower back of the head under the base of the skull
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Suboccipital is made of sub- meaning 'under' and occipital meaning the 'back of the head'. So suboccipital describes something that is under the back of the skull.