occipital
IPA: ɑksˈɪpʌtʌɫ
noun
- (zootomy) An occipital scale in reptiles.
- (anatomy) Ellipsis of occipital bone. [The bone at the back of the skull.]
adjective
- (anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.
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Examples of "occipital" in Sentences
- External occipital protuberance.
- Internal occipital protuberance.
- They studied auricular branch of occipital artery.
- It is found beneath the occipital protuberance of the skull.
- It anastomoses with the ascending pharyngeal and occipital arteries.
- The transverse occipital sulcus is a structure in the occipital lobe.
- The hypoglossal canal is a bony canal in the occipital bone of the skull.
- The lambdoidal suture articulates with the occipital bone and parietal bones.
- The occipital lobe of the brain is just above the cerebellum part of the brain.
- The occipital lobes are the smallest of four lobes in the human cerebral cortex.
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