occiput
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of occiput
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin, equivalent to oc- oc- + -ciput, combining form of caput head
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Occiput: dull or tearing pains and inclination to vomit; violent headache, with hard, knotty stools; knocking pains in left side; dull pain all night.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock
Occiput less inclined anterodorsally; top nearly flat, less arched than that of G. b. industrius; auditory bulla averaging slightly larger and less inflated.
From Subspeciation in Pocket Gophers of Kansas, [KU. Vol. 1 No. 11] by Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)
Post-vertical cephalic bristles: in Diptera, are in the middle of upper part or Occiput.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Protocranium: the posterior part of the epicranium: sometimes used as Occiput.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Occiput, ok′si-put, n. the back part of the head or skull.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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