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suboccipital

[ suhb-ok-sip-i-tl ]

/ ˌsʌb ɒkˈsɪp ɪ tl /

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adjective

situated below the occipital bone or the occipital lobe of the brain.

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Origin of suboccipital

1725–35; <New Latin suboccipitālis;see sub-, occipital

Words nearby suboccipital

subnormal, subnotebook, subnuclear, subnuclear particle, subnucleus, suboccipital, suboccipital muscle, suboccipital nerve, suboccipitobregmatic diameter, suboceanic, subofficer

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How to use suboccipital in a sentence

Suboccipital, sub-ok-sip′i-tal, adj. situated behind the occiput, or on the under surface of the occipital lobe of the brain.
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