occipital part of occipital bone
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Occipital bone — Bone: Occipital bone Sagittal section of skull. (Occipital bone is at right, in blue.) … Wikipedia
occipital bone — n a compound bone that forms the posterior part of the skull and surrounds the foramen magnum, bears the condyles for articulation with the atlas, is composed of four united elements, is much curved and roughly trapezoidal in outline, ends in… … Medical dictionary
Occipital bone — Occipital Oc*cip i*tal, a. [Cf. F. occipital.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the occiput, or back part of the head, or to the occipital bone. [1913 Webster] {Occipital bone} (Anat.), the bone which forms the posterior segment of the skull and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
occipital bone — n. the bone that forms the back part of the skull: see SKULL … English World dictionary
Orbital part of frontal bone — Frontal bone. Outer surface. (The Pars orbitalis is the bottom third.) F … Wikipedia
Lateral parts of occipital bone — Infobox Bone Name = Lateral parts of occipital bone Latin = pars lateralis GraySubject = 31 GrayPage = 131 Caption = Occipital bone at birth. Caption2 = Occipital bone, inner surface. System = MeshName = MeshNumber = The lateral parts of the… … Wikipedia
Basilar part of occipital bone — Infobox Bone Name = Basilar part of occipital bone Latin = pars basilaris ossis occipitalis GraySubject = 31 GrayPage = 132 Caption = Occipital bone at birth. Caption2 = Occipital bone. Outer surface. System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre … Wikipedia
occipital bone — noun a saucer shaped membrane bone that forms the back of the skull • Hypernyms: ↑membrane bone • Part Holonyms: ↑cranium, ↑braincase, ↑brainpan • Part Meronyms: ↑inion, ↑occipital pro … Useful english dictionary
occipital bone — a saucer shaped bone of the skull that forms the back and part of the base of the cranium. At the base of the occipital are two occipital condyles: rounded surfaces that articulate with the first (atlas) vertebra of the backbone. Between the… … The new mediacal dictionary
occipital bone — occip′ital bone n. anat. a curved, compound bone forming the back and part of the base of the skull • Etymology: 1670–80 … From formal English to slang
occipital bone — noun Date: 1679 a compound bone that forms the posterior part of the skull and bears a condyle by which the skull articulates with the atlas … New Collegiate Dictionary
