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preoccipital

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oc⋅cip⋅i⋅tal

  [ok-sip-i-tl] Anatomy
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or situated near the occiput or the occipital bone.
–noun
2. any of several parts of the occiput, esp. the occipital bone.
Origin:
1535–45; < ML occipitālis, equiv. to L occipit- (s. of occiput) occiput + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
oc⋅cip⋅i⋅tal⋅ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History

occipital 
1541, from M.Fr. occipital, from M.L. occipitalis, from L. occiput (gen. occipitis) "back of the skull," from ob "against, behind" + caput "head" (see head).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2occipital
Function: noun
: OCCIPITAL BONE

Main Entry: pre·oc·cip·i·tal
Pronunciation: -äk-'sip-&t-&l
Function: adjective
: situated or occurringanterior to the occiput or an occipital part (as the occipital lobe of the brain) <preoccipital lesions>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

occipital oc·cip·i·tal (ŏk-sĭp'ĭ-tl)
adj.
Of or relating to the occipital bone. n.
The occipital bone.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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