supraoccipital

supraoccipital
su·pra·oc·cip·i·tal -äk-'sip-ət-əl adj situated or performed over or in the upper part of the occiput <\supraoccipital craniotomy>

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su·pra·oc·cip·i·tal (soo″prə-ok-sipґĭ-təl) above or in the superior portion of the occiput.

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