occipital

[ ok-sip-i-tl ]
/ ɒkˈsɪp ɪ tl /
Anatomy

adjective

of, relating to, or situated near the occiput or the occipital bone.

noun

any of several parts of the occiput, especially the occipital bone.

Origin of occipital

1535–45; < Medieval Latin occipitālis, equivalent to Latin occipit- (stem of occiput) occiput + -ālis -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM occipital

oc·cip·i·tal·ly, adverb pre·oc·cip·i·tal, adjective su·per·oc·cip·i·tal, adjective

Words nearby occipital

occasions, occident, occidental, occidentalism, occidentalize, occipital, occipital artery, occipital bone, occipital condyle, occipital lobe, occipital pole

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British Dictionary definitions for occipital

occipital
/ (ɒkˈsɪpɪtəl) /

adjective

of or relating to the back of the head or skull

noun

short for occipital bone

Medical definitions for occipital

occipital
[ ŏk-sĭp′ĭ-tl ]

adj.

Of or relating to the occipital bone.

n.

The occipital bone.