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Occipital   Listen
adjective
Occipital  adj.  (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the occiput, or back part of the head, or to the occipital bone.
Occipital bone (Anat.), the bone which forms the posterior segment of the skull and surrounds the great foramen by which the spinal cord leaves the cranium. In the higher vertebrates it is usually composed of four bones, which become consolidated in the adult.
Occipital point (Anat.), the point of the occiput in the mesial plane farthest from the ophryon.





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"Occipital" Quotes from Famous Books



... the juncture of the nasal and frontal bones," explained Harley, rapidly, "and it came out between the base of the occipital and first cervical. Without going into unpleasant surgical details, the wound was a perfectly straight one. ...
— Bat Wing • Sax Rohmer


Words linked to "Occipital" :   occipital protuberance, occiput, parieto-occipital fissure, parieto-occipital sulcus, occipital lobe, occipital cortex, occipital vein


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