torcular herophili

torcular Herophili

 [tor´ku-ler he-rof´ĭ-le] a depression in the occipital bone at the confluence of a number of cerebral venous sinuses.

tor·cu·lar he·roph·i·li

(tōr'kyū-lăr hĕ-rof'i-lī), Archaic term for confluence of sinuses. [L. wine-press of Herophilus, fr. torqueo, to twist]

torcular herophili

(tor′kū-lăr) The confluence of cranial venous sinuses at the internal occipital protuberance of the skull.