occipitaladjective
uk/ɒkˈsɪp.ɪ.təl/us/ɑːkˈsɪp.ɪ.t̬əl/specializedrelating to the occipital area (= the lower back part of the head):
A scan of the girl's brain showed seizure activity in the temporal, parietal, and occipital lobes of the brain.
the occipital bone
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
The head
- basilar
- brachiocephalic
- capitis
- cephalic
- coronal
- crown
- head
- noddle
- noggin
- noodle
- nut
- occipitalis
- occiput
- scalenes
- scalenus
- skull
- sternocleidomastoid
- suboccipital
- tonsure
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