basilar part of occipital bone


bas·i·lar part of oc·cip·i·tal bone

[TA] the wedgelike portion of the occipital bone that lies anterior to the foramen magnum and joins with the body of the sphenoid bone. Synonym(s): basilar process of occipital bone [TA], pars basilaris ossis occipitalis [TA], basal part of occipital bone, basilar apophysis, basiocciput

bas·i·lar part of oc·cip·i·tal bone

(basi-lăr pahrt ok-sipi-tăl bōn) [TA] Wedgelike portion of occipital bone that lies anterior to foramen magnum and joins with body of sphenoid bone.
Synonym(s): basilar process of occipital bone [TA]