occiput /oc·ci·put/ (ok´si-put) the back part of the head.occip´ital
occiput
occiput [ok´sĭ-put]
oc·ci·put ( k s -p t , -pt)n. pl. oc·ci·puts or oc·cip·i·ta ( k-s p-t) The back part of the head or skull. |
occiput
the back part of the head.
occiput [ok´sĭ-put]
the back part of the head.
From Dorland's, 2000.
occiput,
n 1. posterior part of the head above the base of the neck.
2. in craniosacral therapy, one of two points on the body where the therapist lays both hands and diagnoses the vitality and bounty of the cerebrospinal fluid. See also listening posts.
2. in craniosacral therapy, one of two points on the body where the therapist lays both hands and diagnoses the vitality and bounty of the cerebrospinal fluid. See also listening posts.
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Occipital.
occiput
the back of the skull. The external occipital protruberance and the occipital crests; may normally be very prominent in some dogs. Sometimes traumatized with hematoma formation resulting.
occiput
The back of the head
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