Medical Definition of Lateral occipital artery

1. One of the terminal branches of the posterior cerebral artery; it supplies, by several named branches, the lateral portions of the temporal lobe. Synonym: arteria occipitalis lateralis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lateral Occipital Artery

lateral meniscus
lateral meristem
lateral mesoderm
lateral midpalmar space
lateral movement
lateral myocardial infarction
lateral nasal artery
lateral nasal branches of anterior ethmoidal nerve
lateral nasal fold
lateral nasal primordium
lateral nasal process
lateral nasal prominence
lateral nucleus of medulla oblongata
lateral nucleus of thalamus
lateral oblique radiograph
lateral occipital artery (current term)
lateral occipital sulcus
lateral occipitotemporal gyrus
lateral occlusion
lateral orbitofrontal branch
lateral palpebral commissure
lateral palpebral ligament
lateral palpebral raphe
lateral part of occipital bone
lateral part of posterior cervical intertransversarii muscles
lateral part of sacrum
lateral patellar retinaculum
lateral pectoral nerve

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