About The Word Occipital
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Occipital
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What's The Definition Of Occipital?
[adj] of or relating to the occiput; "occipital bone"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Occipital: Related Terms | Find terms related to Occipital: See Also | Occipital In Webster's Dictionary \Oc*cip"i*tal\, a. [Cf. F. occipital.] (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.
\Oc*cip"i*tal\, n. (Anat.) The occipital bone. |
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