occiput
Americannoun
plural
occiputs, occipitanoun
Etymology
Origin of occiput
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin, equivalent to oc- oc- + -ciput, combining form of caput head
Example Sentences
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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
Occip′ito-ax′ial, of or pertaining to the occipital bone and to the axis or second cervical vertebra; Occip′ito-front′al, pertaining to the occiput and to the forehead; Occip′ito-tem′poral, pertaining to the occipital and temporal regions.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
Pressing Pains: In forehead and occiput; with stitching in eyeballs; in eyes; on lungs; in sacrum.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock
Occip′ital, pertaining to the occiput or back part of the head.—n. the occipital bone.—adv.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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