English Explanatory Dictionary

occipital

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.
noun
  1. Ellipsis of occipital bone.
  2. An occipital scale in reptiles.

Pronunciation

ŏk-sĭp'-ĭt-əl /ɒkˈsɪp.ɪt.əl/ /ɒkˈsɪp.ɪt.l̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-occipital.wav /ɑkˈsɪp.ət.l̩/

Word forms

occipital occipitals

Etymology

Borrowing from Middle French occipital, from Medieval Latin occipitālis, from occiput (“the back of the head, occiput”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent of occiput + -al. Doublet of occipitalis.

Derived words

atlanto-occipital atlantooccipital atlantoccipital basioccipital basiooccipital cervicooccipital craniooccipital epioccipital exooccipital exoccipital frontooccipital frontaloccipital hyperoccipital infraoccipital interoccipital laterooccipital lateraloccipital medioccipital midoccipital nonoccipital occipital artery occipital bone occipital bun occipital horn syndrome occipital lobe occipitally occipital nerve occipital point occipito- occipit- otooccipital otoccipital oticooccipital paraoccipital paroccipital parieto-occipital parietooccipital ponto-geniculo-occipital postoccipital preoccipital sphenooccipital suboccipital superoccipital supraoccipital temporo-occipital temporooccipital temporoccipital temporoparietooccipital trachelo-occipital
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