Definition of Occipital
Oc`cip´i`tal
a.
1.
(Anat.)
Of
or
pertaining
to
the
occiput
,
or
back
part
of
the
head
,
or
to
the
occipital
bone
.
Occipital bone
(Anat.)
the
bone
which
forms
the
posterior
segment
of
the
skull
and
surrounds
the
great
foramen
by
which
the
spinal
cord
leaves
the
cranium
.
In
the
higher
vertebrates
it
is
usually
composed
of
four
bones
,
which
become
consolidated
in
the
adult
.
Occipital point
(Anat.)
the
point
of
the
occiput
in
the
mesial
plane
farthest
from
the
ophryon
.
n.
1.
(Anat.)
The
occipital
bone
.
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