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occipital protuberance |
occipital vein |
occipito- |
occipitoaxial |
occipitomastoid suture |
occiput
| occision
| occitan
| occlude
| occluded
| occluded front
occiput
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun occiput has 1 sense
- occiput(n = noun.body) - back part of the head or skull; is a kind of bone, os
is a part of human head
Derived form adjective occipital1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
occiput, n. the back of the head.
Derivative
occipital adj.
Etymology
ME f. L occiput (as OB-, caput head)
ROGET THESAURUS
occiput
Rear
N rear, back, posteriority, rear rank, rear guard, background, hinterland, occiput, nape, chine, heels, tail, rump, croup, buttock, posteriors, backside scut, breech, dorsum, loin, dorsal region, lumbar region, hind quarters, aitchbone, natch, natch bone, stern, poop, afterpart, heelpiece, crupper, wake, train, reverse, other side of the shield, back, rear, hind, hinder, hindmost, hindermost, postern, posterior, dorsal, after, caudal, lumbar, mizzen, tergal, behind, in the rear, in the background, behind one's back, at the heels of, at the tail of, at the back of, back to back, after, aft, abaft, astern, sternmost, aback, rearward, ogni medaglia ha il suo rovescio, the other side of the coin.
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