occipital

Meaning

Adj

Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.

Noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of occipital bone.
2. An occipital scale in reptiles.

Synonyms

cervical

occipitalis

nuchal

Translations

occipital

occipital

occipital

ινιακός

occipital

occipitale

cervical

عظم القفا

artkafaya ait

قذالي

Hinterhauptmuskel

okzipital

des Hinterkopfs

Hinterkopf…

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɒkˈsɪp.ɪt.əl/

Etymology

Borrowing from Middle French occipital, from Medieval Latin occipitālis, from occiput (“the back of the head, occiput”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent of occiput + -al. Doublet of occipitalis.