occipital (redirected from Occipitus)

occipital /oc·cip·i·tal/ (ok-sip´ĭ-t'l) pertaining to the occiput; located near the occipital bone.

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oc·cip·i·tal (k-sp-tl)

adj.

Of or relating to the occipital bone.

n.

The occipital bone.

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occipital (occ)

[oksip′itəl]

1 pertaining to the back of the head.

2 situated near the occipital bone, such as the occipital lobe of the brain.

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occipital (k·siˑ·p·tl),

adj inferior, posterior region of the skull.

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occipital

pertaining to the occiput; located near the occipital bone, as the occipital lobe.

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occipital bone

the unpaired bone constituting the back and part of the base of the skull. See also Table 10.

occipital crest

see external occipital crest.

occipital fracture

see basisphenoid fracture.

occipital lobe

see occipital lobe.

occipital somites

the most anterior of the embryo's somites; they are the origin of the occipital cartilages of the skull.

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occipital

adjective Referring to the occipital region and structures related thereto or contained therein