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occipital bone
noun Anatomy.
a curved, compound bone forming the back and part of the base of the skull.
Origin:
1670–80
1670–80
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Occipital bone
is always a great word to know.
So is facial nerve. Does it mean:
| a muscular and cartilaginous structure lined with mucous membrane at the upper part of the trachea in humans, where the vocal cords are located |
| either one of the seventh pair of cranial nerves composed of motor fibers that control muscles of the face except those used in chewing |
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World English Dictionary
| occipital bone | |
| —n | |
| the saucer-shaped bone that forms the back part of the skull and part of its base | |
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Medical Dictionary
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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