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occipital bone

A curved, trapezoid compound bone that forms the lower posterior part of the skull; the occipital.

occipital bone

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the saucer-shaped bone that forms the back part of the skull and part of its base

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occipital bone - a saucer-shaped membrane bone that forms the back of the skull

inion - the craniometric point that is the most prominent point at the back of the head (at the occipital protuberance)

membrane bone - any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation; e.g. the clavicle and bones of the skull

braincase, brainpan, cranium - the part of the skull that encloses the brain

occipital protuberance - prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone

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occipital bone (redirected from occipital bones)

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