occiput

[ ok-suh-puht, -puht ]

/ ˈɒk səˌpʌt, -pət /

noun, plural oc·ci·puts, oc·cip·i·ta [ok-sip-i-tuh]. /ɒkˈsɪp ɪ tə/. Anatomy.

the back part of the head or skull.

Origin of occiput

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin, equivalent to oc-oc- + -ciput, combining form of caput head

Words nearby occiput

occipitofrontal muscle, occipitomental, occipitomental diameter, occipitoposterior position, occipitotransverse position, occiput, Occitan, Occleve, occlude, occluded front, occlusal

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Example sentences from the Web for occiput

Gratarola maintained that a great protuberance of the occiput indicated a good memory.
Curiosities of Medical Experience|J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen
From the occiput to the os frontis, his head was quite level and extraordinarily long.
The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation|Charles Roger
Pressive pain from without inward in the occiput high up on walking.
New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers|Various
In the skull the occiput is convex; the orbits are very large and deep, and the supra-orbital ridges prominent.
A Hand-book to the Primates, Volume 2 (of 2)|Henry O. Forbes

His forehead was lofty and unfurrowed; his head long, the occiput feeble.
The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II)|Moncure Daniel Conway

British Dictionary definitions for occiput

occiput

/ (ˈɒksɪˌpʌt, -pət) /

noun plural occiputs or occipita (ɒkˈsɪpɪtə)

the back part of the head or skull

Word Origin for occiput

C14: from Latin, from ob- at the back of + caput head

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for occiput

occiput

[ ŏk′sə-pŭt′, -pət ]

n. pl. oc•ci•puts

The back part of the head or skull.

单词	occiput
释义	occiput [ ok-suh-puht, -puht ] / ˈɒk səˌpʌt, -pət / noun, plural oc·ci·puts, oc·cip·i·ta [ok-sip-i-tuh]. /ɒkˈsɪp ɪ tə/. Anatomy. the back part of the head or skull. Origin of occiput 1350–1400; Middle English <Latin, equivalent to oc-oc- + -ciput, combining form of caput head Words nearby occiput occipitofrontal muscle, occipitomental, occipitomental diameter, occipitoposterior position, occipitotransverse position, occiput, Occitan, Occleve, occlude, occluded front, occlusal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for occiput Gratarola maintained that a great protuberance of the occiput indicated a good memory. Curiosities of Medical Experience\|J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen From the occiput to the os frontis, his head was quite level and extraordinarily long. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation\|Charles Roger Pressive pain from without inward in the occiput high up on walking. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers\|Various In the skull the occiput is convex; the orbits are very large and deep, and the supra-orbital ridges prominent. A Hand-book to the Primates, Volume 2 (of 2)\|Henry O. Forbes His forehead was lofty and unfurrowed; his head long, the occiput feeble. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II)\|Moncure Daniel Conway British Dictionary definitions for occiput occiput / (ˈɒksɪˌpʌt, -pət) / noun plural occiputs or occipita (ɒkˈsɪpɪtə) the back part of the head or skull Word Origin for occiput C14: from Latin, from ob- at the back of + caput head Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for occiput occiput [ ŏk′sə-pŭt′, -pət ] n. pl. oc•ci•puts The back part of the head or skull. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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