occipital bone

noun Anatomy.

a curved, compound bone forming the back and part of the base of the skull.

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Origin of occipital bone

First recorded in 1670–80

Words nearby occipital bone

occidental, occidentalism, occidentalize, occipital, occipital artery, occipital bone, occipital condyle, occipital lobe, occipital pole, occipital sinus, occipital vein

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British Dictionary definitions for occipital bone

occipital bone

noun

the saucer-shaped bone that forms the back part of the skull and part of its base

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Medical definitions for occipital bone

occipital bone

n.

A bone at the lower and posterior part of the skull, consisting of basilar, condylar, and squamous parts and enclosing the foramen magnum.