- occipital segment
- the posterior of the three cranial segments.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
occipital segment
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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 surrounds the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 point — 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
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cranial segment — noun : any of three annular segments into which the bones of the cranium proper may be grouped: a. : an occipital segment consisting of the basioccipital, exoccipital, and supraoccipital bones b. : a parietal segment consisting of the… … Useful english dictionary
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