occiput

American  

[ok-suh-puht, -puht] / ˈɒk səˌpʌt, -pət /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

occiputs, occipita

1. the back part of the head or skull.

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occiput British  

/ -pət, ˈɒksɪˌpʌt /

noun

1. the back part of the head or skull

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Etymology

Origin of occiput

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

Example Sentences

The vertex presentation known as the occiput anterior vertex is the most common presentation and is associated with the greatest ease of vaginal birth.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

I felt her glance slide through me and out my occiput and knew that I was uncommonly transparent to her; that everybody was.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

Pain from left occiput verging around left parietal bone.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock

Dull Pain: In occiput; in hollow tooth, with trembling of heart; in upper molars; in gums, accompanied by hard stools.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock

Neck and Shoulders.—The neck should be fairly long, and tapering from the shoulders to the head, with sloping shoulders, the neck being free from throatiness, and slightly arched at the occiput.

From A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them by Williams, Mrs. Leslie