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adj - of or relating to the occiput
The occipital bone.
OCCIPITAL - The occipital bone () is a cranial dermal bone, and is the main bone of the occiput (back and lower part of the skull). It is trapezoidal in shape an...
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| This adjective refers to the rear lobe of the brain |
| A lobe ofthe brain(9) |
| The bones of the cranium go "Old people from Texas eat spiders", with O short for this |
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| bDefinitionb of bOCCIPITALb. : of, relating to, or located within or near the occiput or the boccipitalb bone. boccipitalb noun. occipitally adverb. |
| of or relating to the occiput |
| relating to the occipital area ( the lower back part of the head): |
| Of or relating to the occiput or to the occipital bone: an occipital fracture. |
| The occipital bone. |
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The occipital bone () is a cranial dermal bone, and is the main bone of the occiput (back and lower part of the skull). It is trapezoidal in shape and curved on itself like a shallow dish. The occipital bone overlies the occipital lobes of the cerebrum. At the base of skull in the occipital bone there is a large oval opening called the foramen magnum, which allows the passage of the spinal cord. * Like the other cranial bones it is classed as a flat bone. Due to its many attachments and features, the occipital bone is described in terms of separate parts. From its front to the back is the basilar part, at the sides of the foramen magnum are the lateral parts, and the back is named as the squamous part. * The basilar part is a thick, somewhat quadrilateral piece in front of the foramen magnum and directed towards the pharynx. This is also called the basioccipital. * The lateral parts of the occipital bone are on either side of the foramen magnum and these are also called the exoccipitals. * The |