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occiput

 [ok´sĭ-put]
the back part of the head.
From Dorland's, 2000.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

oc·ci·put

, gen.

oc·cip·i·tis

(ok'si-put, ok-sip'i-tis), [TA]
The back of the head.
[L.]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

occiput

(ŏk′sə-pŭt′, -pət)
n. pl. occipita (ŏk-sĭp′ĭ-tə) or occiputs
The back part of the head or skull.
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occiput

The back of the head
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

oc·ci·put

(ok'si-put, ok-sip'i-tis) [TA]
The back of the head.
[L.]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

occiput

The back of the head.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

occiput

or

occipital region

  1. the hard region of the vertebrate cranium.
  2. the dorsilateral plates on the head of an insect.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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