occipital

Speech parts

1. occipital - Noun

2. occipital - Adjective

Meaning

Of or pertaining to the occiput, or back part of the head, or to the occipital bone.

The occipital bone.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

magnum back head apex bone remember dorsal cervical parietal foramen histology gluteal sciatic os supraorbital
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Antonyms

front disapprove abandon nearest possible time

Phrases with the word

external occipital protuberance external occipital crest cerebral occipital region occipital region

Examples

occipital bone Source: Internet

Gray's Anatomy, pp. 36–37 (10/27/11) Posterior arch Median sagittal section through the occipital bone and first three cervical vertebræ, showing ligamentous attachments. Source: Internet

Damage in this area not only destroys local language regions but also cuts off most of the occipital, temporal, and parietal regions from the core language region. Source: Internet

It affects the subcortical white matter, particularly that of the parietal and occipital lobes. Source: Internet

The iPhone 12 version of Canvas takes more detailed scans than the first version on the iPad Pro earlier this year, mostly because of iOS 14's deeper access to lidar information, according to Occipital. Source: Internet

In the fifth week, there are 4 occipital somites, 8 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral and 8 to 10 coccygeal that will form the axial skeleton. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

occiduous occipit- occipita occipital artery occipital bone occipital bun