Occipito-
occipito- pref.
Occiput; occipital: occipitofrontal.
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occipitoanterior position oc·cip·i·to·an·te·ri·or position (ŏk-sĭp’ĭ-tō-ān-tēr’ē-ər) n. A cephalic presentation of the fetus with the occiput turned toward either the right or left front quarter of the mother’s pelvis.
- Occipitofacial
occipitofacial oc·cip·i·to·fa·cial (ŏk-sĭp’ĭ-tō-fā’shəl) adj. Of or relating to the occiput and the face.
- Occipitofrontal
occipitofrontal oc·cip·i·to·fron·tal (ŏk-sĭp’ĭ-tō-frŭn’tl) adj.
- Occipitofrontal diameter
occipitofrontal diameter n. The diameter of the fetal head from the external occipital protuberance to the most prominent point of the frontal bone in the midline.
- Occipitofrontal muscle
occipitofrontal muscle n. A part of the epicranial muscle, of which the occipital belly arises from the occipital bone and inserts into the galea aponeurotica, and the frontal belly arises from the galea and inserts into the skin of the eyebrow and nose, with nerve supply from the facial nerve, and whose action moves the […]