occipitofrontalis
/ɒkˌsɪpɪtəʊˌfrʌnˈteɪlɪs/ /ɒkˌsɪpɪtəʊˌfrʌnˈtɑːlɪs/ /ɒkˌsɪpɪtəʊˌfrʌnˈtalɪs/Anatomy
noun
More fully occipitofrontalis muscle. A large flat muscle of the scalp, consisting of an occipital portion (arising from the occipital and temporal bones) and a frontal portion that are separated by the epicranial aponeurosis, and serving to draw the scalp backwards, raising the eyebrows.
Origin
Early 18th century. From post-classical Latin occipito-frontalis from occipito- + frontalis.