- exoccipital bone
- one of the two lateral portions of the occipital bone, developing, from separate centers of ossification, into the portions that bear the condyles.
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exoccipital bone
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Exoccipital — Ex oc*cip i*tal, a. [Pref. ex + occipital.] (Anat.) Pertaining to a bone or region on each side of the great foremen of the skull. n. The exoccipital bone, which often forms a part of the occipital in the adult, but is usually distinct in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bone — is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate. It also serves as a storage area for calcium, playing a large role in calcium balance in the blood. The 206 bones in the body … Medical dictionary
exoccipital — I. |eks+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary exo + occipital : of or relating to a bone or region on each side of the foramen magnum of the skull II. noun : either of a pair of bones lying one on each side of the foramen… … Useful english dictionary
exoccipital — a deep, paired, endochondral bone at the posterior end of the cranium on each side of the foramen magnum, often bearing articular facets for the first vertebra … Dictionary of ichthyology
exoccipital — adjective Pertaining to a bone or region on each side of the great foremen of the skull … Wiktionary
exoccipital part of occipital bone — pars lateralis ossis occipitalis … Medical dictionary
Ossification of occipital bone — Figure 3 : Occipital bone at birth. The planum occipitale [Fig. 3] of the squama of the occipital bone is developed in membrane, and may remain separate throughout life when it constitutes the interparietal bone; the rest of the bone is… … Wikipedia
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