occipital bone

occipital bone

noun Anatomy.
a curved, compound bone forming the back and part of the base of the skull.


Origin:
1670–80
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Occipital bone is always a great word to know.
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the thighbone of the human leg, extending from the pelvis to the knee, that is the longest, largest, and strongest in the body
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occipital bone
 
n
the saucer-shaped bone that forms the back part of the skull and part of its base

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occipital bone n.
A bone at the lower and posterior part of the skull, consisting of basilar, condylar, and squamous parts and enclosing the foramen magnum.

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