occipital adjective & noun. [ɒk'sɪpɪt(ǝ)l] M16.
[French, from medieval Latin occipitalis, formed as OCCIPUT: see -AL¹.]
A. adjective. Chiefly Anatomy & Zoology. Belonging to, or situated in or on, the occiput. M16.
occipital bone the bone which forms the back and base of the skull and encircles the spinal cord. occipital condyle either of two rounded knobs at the base of the skull which articulate the first vertebra. occipital lobe the rearmost lobe in each cerebral hemisphere of the brain.
b. noun. The occipital bone. M18.

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