occipital — meaning in English
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English meaning
- occipital adj Relating to or located at the back of the head.
Senses
occipital is used for these senses in English:
- occipital (anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.
- occipital (skeleton) Ellipsis of occipital bone.
- occipitalis (muscle) A muscle of the head that arises from the lateral two-thirds of the superior nuchal lines and from the mastoid part of the temporal bone, inserts into the galea aponeurotica, and acts to move the scalp; it is sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle.
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