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occipital bone
noun
, Anatomy.
- a curved, compound bone forming the back and part of the base of the skull.
occipital bone
noun
- the saucer-shaped bone that forms the back part of the skull and part of its base
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Word History and Origins
Origin of occipital bone1
First recorded in 1670–80
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Example Sentences
The bullet had entered near the bridge of the nose, and broken the occipital bone, so as to produce a concussion of the spine.
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Dolichocephalic, a skull whose diameter from the frontal to the occipital bone exceeds the transverse diameter.
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The course of the sagittal suture is grooved, and above the angle of the occipital bone the parietals are depressed.
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The neck area of the occipital bone was also ape-like in form.
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The occipital bone, deeply depressed below the crest or ridge of the head.
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