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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In a post on social media, external-link Roebuck said tests found she had suffered a "left occipital infarct" but there was no lasting damage to her brain or vision.
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
They were able to show that changes in two important brain regions, the hippocampus and the occipital lobe, as well as their interaction, have an influence on the impaired recall of personal memories in aphantasia.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 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
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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