Occipital artery
occipital artery n.
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noun, Anatomy. 1. a curved, compound bone forming the back and part of the base of the skull. noun 1. the saucer-shaped bone that forms the back part of the skull and part of its base occipital bone n. A bone at the lower and posterior part of the skull, consisting of basilar, condylar, and […]
- Occipital-condyle
noun, Anatomy. 1. a protrusion on the occipital bone of the skull that forms a joint with the first cervical vertebra, enabling the head to move relative to the neck.
- Occipitalization
occipitalization oc·cip·i·tal·i·za·tion (ŏk-sĭp’ĭ-tl-ĭ-zā’shən) n. Bony ankylosis between the atlas and the occipital bone.
- Occipital-lobe
noun, Anatomy. 1. the most posterior lobe of each cerebral hemisphere, behind the parietal and temporal lobes. noun 1. the posterior portion of each cerebral hemisphere, concerned with the interpretation of visual sensory impulses occipital lobe n. The posterior lobe of each cerebral hemisphere, having the shape of a three-sided pyramid and containing the visual […]
- Occipital pole
occipital pole n. The most posterior promontory of each cerebral hemisphere.