occiput

[ ok-suh-puht, -puht ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural oc·ci·puts, oc·cip·i·ta [ok-, sip, -i-t, uh].

1. the back part of the head or skull.

occiput

/ -pət; ˈɒksɪˌpʌt /

noun

1. the back part of the head or skull

Word History and Origins

Origin of occiput¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin, equivalent to oc- oc- + -ciput, combining form of caput head

Word History and Origins

Origin of occiput¹

C14: from Latin, from ob- at the back of + caput head

Example Sentences

Most of the specimens have some form of an irregular, usually broken, dark line from the occiput to the groin.

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The forehead and bregma rapidly escape below, and the occiput passes out last.

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Paroccipital, par-ok-sip′i-tal, adj. situated near the occiput.

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There is one of these on the occiput that is in a triangular shape.

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Then the small occipital, distributed to the ear and to the occiput.

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