Occipital
[ok-sip-i-tl] /ɒkˈsɪp ɪ tl/ Anatomy
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or situated near the or the .
noun
2.
any of several parts of the , especially the .
/ɒkˈsɪpɪtəl/
adjective
1.
of or relating to the back of the head or skull
noun
2.
short for occipital bone
adj.
1540s, from Middle French occipital, from Medieval Latin occipitalis, from Latin occiput (genitive occipitis) “back of the skull,” from ob “against, behind” (see ob-) + caput “head” (see capitulum).
occipital oc·cip·i·tal (ŏk-sĭp’ĭ-tl)
adj.
Of or relating to the occipital bone. n.
The occipital bone.
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