occiput
Americannoun
plural
occiputs, occipitanoun
Etymology
Origin of occiput
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin, equivalent to oc- oc- + -ciput, combining form of caput head
Example Sentences
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The vertex presentation known as the occiput anterior vertex is the most common presentation and is associated with the greatest ease of vaginal birth.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
I felt her glance slide through me and out my occiput and knew that I was uncommonly transparent to her; that everybody was.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
Pains extend from occiput to back of neck and are relieved by bending the head backward.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock
His forehead was lofty and unfurrowed; his head long, the occiput feeble.
From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England by Conway, Moncure Daniel
Suboccipital, sub-ok-sip′i-tal, adj. situated behind the occiput, or on the under surface of the occipital lobe of the brain.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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