occipital bone

Meaning

The bone at the back of the skull in humans and various other animals.

Synonyms

nape of the neck

back of head

the back part of the skull

os occipitales

Translations

Hinterhauptbein

ινιακός

os occipitale

os occipital

Os occipitale

achterhoofdsbeen

osso occipital

Etymology

From Latin occiput; compare ob- (“towards, against”) and caput (“head”)

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