plural of occipital bone

(anatomy) The point of the occiput in the mesial plane farthest from the ophryon.

A prominent bulge or projection of the occipital bone at the back of the skull, common in many of humankind's ancestors but relatively rare in modern Homo sapiens.

Alternative form of parietooccipital

Alternative form of temporooccipital

plural of occipital bun

plural of occipital point

Alternative form of atlantooccipital

(anatomy, obsolete) Relating to the nape of the neck and the occiput.

(neuroanatomy) Either of two nerves that arise mostly from the second cervical nerve.