occipitalgia

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English

Etymology

From occipit- (of or relating to the occiput) +‎ -algia (pain).

Noun

occipitalgia (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) pain in the occiput
    • 2015 June 18, Osamu Sasaki et al., “Tumoral calcinosis involving the cervical spine”, in Surgical Neurology International, volume 6, →DOI:
      Two patients presented with occipitalgia, two patients presented with torticollis and three patients developed neurologic signs.