occipital dysplasia: an incomplete ossification of the supraoccipital bone, causing a widening of the foramen magnum. The more brachycephalic is the shape of the dog's skull, the more likely there will be occipital dysplasia.
So, to translate this a little: the foramen magnum is the big "hole" at the base of skull/occipital bone where the spine goes in/out. Above there ("supra") there was something incomplete in the bone formation ("dysplasia" (cells gone wrong)) and the "ossification" has to do w/ "making bone" (in a nutshell).
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