occipital

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    of or relating to the occiput

Word Origin

occipital (adj.)
1540s, from Middle French occipital, from Medieval Latin occipitalis, from Latin occiput (genitive occipitis) "back of the skull," from ob "against, behind" (see ob-) + caput "head" (see capitulum).

Example

1. Have more reactive neurons in their occipital cortex .
2. Childhood epilepsy with occipital paroxysmal discharge .
3. Chart1.cerebral contusion of right occipital lobe .
4. Objective : to provide more anatomical basis for treatment of occipital neuralgia .
5. Methods excise an elliptical occipital scalp , get the hair ready , and then transplant it into the upper lip scar using chui-type transplanter .

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