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occipital

oc·ci·pi·tal

UK/ɒkˈsɪp.ɪt.əl/ US/ɒkˈsɪp.ɪt.l̩/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of or relating to the occiput

  • “occipital bone”

Origin

Borrowing from Middle French occipital, from Medieval Latin occipitālis, from occiput (“the back of the head, occiput”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent of occiput + -al. Doublet of occipitalis.

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