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
And his staff college was just his own occiput.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 21st, 1916 by Various
Gratarola maintained that a great protuberance of the occiput indicated a good memory.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
Trace.—A black line extending from the occiput to the tail.
From A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them by Williams, Mrs. Leslie
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