See Also: articulatio atlanto-occipitalis(medicine)
glaucophane(medicine)
glaucophane(dictionary)
glaucophane schist facies(encyclopedia)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
atlanto-(medicine)
atlanto-(dictionary)
atlanto-occipital(medicine)
atlanto-odontoid(medicine)
atlanto-occipital articulation(medicine)

articulatio atlanto-occipitalis (medicine) and glaucophane (iou)


articulatio atlanto-occipitalis (medicine)


articulatio atlanto-occipitalis -->
atlanto-occipital joint
<anatomy> A condylar synovial joint between the superior articular facets of the atlas and the condyles of the occipital bone.

Synonym: articulatio atlanto-occipitalis, atlanto-occipital articulation.


glaucophane (iou)



glaucophane noun. M19.
[German Glaukophan, from Greek glaukos (see GLAUCOUS) + -phanes shining.]
Mineralogy. Any of a group of sodium-containing monoclinic amphiboles occurring esp. in schists and Other metamorphic rocks.