English Explanatory Dictionary

occipitofrontalis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large flat muscle on each side of the vertex of the skull, consisting of an occipital portion (arising from the occipital and temporal bones) and a frontal portion that are separated by the epicranial aponeurosis, and serving to draw the scalp backwards, raising the eyebrows and wrinkling the forehead.

Pronunciation

/ɒkˌsɪp.ɪt.əʊˌfɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/ /ɒkˌsɪp.ɪt.əʊˌfɹʌnˈtɑː.lɪs/ /ɒkˌsɪp.ɪt.əʊˌfɹʌnˈtal.ɪs/ /ɑkˌsɪp.ət.oʊ.fɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/

Word forms

occipitofrontalis occipitofrontales

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin occipitofrontālis, clipping of mūsculus occipitofrontālis (“occipitofrontal muscle”). Doublet of occipitofrontal.

Synonyms

epicranius
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