occipital
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
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Etymology
Origin of occipital
1535–45; < Medieval Latin occipitālis, equivalent to Latin occipit- (stem of occiput ) occiput + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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A left occipital infarct is a type of ischaemic stroke, which is caused by a blood clot clogging an artery in a brain.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2024
When this occurs in the occipital lobe, it is referred to as an occipital infarct.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2024
By comparing term and pre-term babies the researchers showed that different patterns of connectivity are linked to pre-term birth, for example pre-term babies spent more time in frontal and occipital brain states than term babies.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2024
A study published last year in the Journal of Neuroscience revealed that canines’ brain has a direct connection between their olfactory bulb, which processes smell, and their occipital lobe, which processes vision.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 4, 2023
Together we discussed and gravely considered the relative merits of side compression straps, spindrift collars, crampon patches, load transfer differentials, air-flow channels, webbing loops, and something called the occipital cutout ratio.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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