occiput (redirected from occiputs)

oc·ci·put  (ks-pt, -pt)

n. pl. oc·cip·i·ta (k-sp-t) or oc·ci·puts

The back part of the head or skull.

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[Middle English, from Latin occiput, occipit- : ob-, against; see ob- + caput, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.]

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occiput [ˈɒksɪˌpʌt -pət]

n pl occiputs, occipita [ɒkˈsɪpɪtə]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the back part of the head or skull

[from Latin, from ob- at the back of + caput head]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

occiput - back part of the head or skull bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates human head - the head of a human being

Translations

occiput [ˈɒksɪpʌt] N (occiputs or occipita (pl)) → occipucio m

occiput

n (spec) → Hinterkopf m