occipitalis

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

A muscle of the head that arises from the lateral two-thirds of the superior nuchal lines and from the mastoid part of the temporal bone, inserts into the galea aponeurotica, and acts to move the scalp; it is sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle.

Συνώνυμα

occipital muscle

musculus occipitalis

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
/ɑkˌsɪp.əˈteɪ.lɪs/
Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin occipitālis, ellipsis of mūsculus occipitālis (“occipital muscle”). Doublet of occipital.

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