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• Occiput — Latin occiput cranii Artery occipital artery Vein …   Wikipedia

• occiput — n. the back of the head. In obstetrics, the occiput is used as a ‘denominator’ to describe positions when a fetus presents by the vertex (see presentation). The most favourable position for delivery is occipital anterior, with the occiput of the… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Occiput — The back of the head. The occipital bone is the bone forming the back of the skull the rear and the rear bottom of the skull. The occipital bone encloses a large oval hole, the foramen magnum, the opening through which the spinal cord becomes… …   Medical dictionary

• Occiput — Oc ci*put, n.; pl. L. {Occipita}, E. {Occiputs}. [L., fr. ob (see {Ob }) + caput head. See {Chief}.] 1. (Anat.) The back, or posterior, part of the head or skull; the region of the occipital bone. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A plate which forms… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• occiput — ► NOUN Anatomy ▪ the back of the head. DERIVATIVES occipital adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from caput head …   English terms dictionary

• occiput — [äk′si put΄, äk′sipət] n. pl. occipita [äk sip′i tə] or occiputs [ME < MFr < L < ob (see OB ) + caput,HEAD] the back part of the skull or head …   English World dictionary

• occiput — the back end of the top of the head. Often marked in bony fishes by a line separating scaly and scaleless portions of skin. The adjective is occipital …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• occiput — n. [L. occiput, back of the head] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) 1. The dorsal posterior part of the cranium, between the occipital and postoccipital sutures; in many the boundaries with the vertex and postgenae are not delimited. 2. In Formicidae, the… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• occiput — noun (plural occiputs or occipita) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin occipit , occiput, from ob against + capit , caput head more at ob , head Date: 14th century the back part of the head or skull …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• occiput — [ ɒksɪpʌt] noun Anatomy the back of the head. Derivatives occipital adjective Origin ME: from L. occiput, from ob against + caput head …   English new terms dictionary

• occiput — n. the back of the head. Derivatives: occipital adj. Etymology: ME f. L occiput (as OB , caput head) …   Useful english dictionary