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oc·cip·i·tal

(ŏk-sĭp′ĭ-tl)

adj.

Of or relating to the occiput or to the occipital bone.

The occipital bone.

oc·cip′i·tal·ly adv.

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occipital

(ɒkˈsɪpɪtəl)

adj

(Anatomy) of or relating to the back of the head or skull

(Anatomy) short for occipital bone

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oc•cip•i•tal

(ɒkˈsɪp ɪ tl)
adj.

1. of, pertaining to, or situated near the occiput or the occipital bone.

2. any of several parts of the occiput.

[1535–45; < Medieval Latin occipitālis]

oc•cip′i•tal•ly, adv.

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Adj.

occipital - of or relating to the occiput; "occipital bone"

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occipital

occipitale

occipital

[ɒkˈsɪpɪtəl] ADJ → occipital

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occipital

adj (spec) → des Hinterkopfs

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occipital

[ɒkˈsɪpɪt/əl] adj occipital bone → osso occipitale

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oc·cip·i·tal

a. occipital, rel. a la parte posterior de la cabeza;

___ bone → hueso ___;

___ condyle → cóndilo ___;

___ lobe → lóbulo ___.

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occipital

adj occipital

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He had a very well-formed head, with a shapely, symmetrical balance of the frontal and the occipital development, and a good deal of straight, rather dry brown hair.

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In the surgeon's deposition it was stated that the posterior third of the left parietal bone and the left half of the occipital bone had been shattered by a heavy blow from a blunt weapon.

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The occipital bone of skull can be described as being perforated by the foramen magnum with the basilar part in front, the squamous part behind and the condylar parts lateral to the foramen magnum1.

UNUSUAL FINDINGS ON OCCIPITAL BONE OF DRY SKULL OF A PAKISTANI ADULT

Previous studies reported reduced inter-hemispheric connectivity involving the frontal, temporal, parietal, and occipital lobes in SZ.

Abnormal inter- and intra-hemispheric integration in male paranoid schizophrenia: a graph-theoretical analysis

Especially, the occipital artery and branches that extended to the mandibular gland and to the medial retropharyngeal lenf node of the ascending palatine artery were responsible for the vascularization of the cranial cervical ganglion.

Arterial Supply of the Cranial Cervical Ganglion in Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)

Toward that end, this issue of the JCCA includes a wide variety of articles including: a detailed description of a technique system (craniocervical techniques); case reports (management of a patient with occipital neuralgia; management of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis); narrative review (effectiveness of chiropractic care for patients with gastrointestinal disorders); investigations into diagnostic methods (validity of palpation C1 transverse process; the 'inter-examiner reliability of paraspinal thermography used in pattern analysis; changes in resting pulse rate) and refining the advanced technology used to enhance the acquisition of psychomotor skills by students (in this case, the Force Sensing Table).

Chiropractic techniques and technologies

The shambling Hollywood detective isn't much of a tonic for the primary visual cortex in the occipital lobe.

WHY COLUMBO'S A WHO DUMB-IT

Background: The condylar canal opens at the base of the skull just behind the occipital condyles.

Posterior condylar foramen--anatomical variation

After non-invasive approaches to the management of his occipital neuralgia failed, bilateral greater occipital nerve blocks conferred symptom relief in a matter of hours.

Ultrasound guided greater occipital nerve blocks for post-traumatic occipital neuralgia

Maximum length of the skull from the rostral tip of the incisive bones to the external occipital protuberance.

Morphologic and osteometric analysis of the skull of Markhoz goat (Iranian Angora)

A recent study of hemianopic drivers also demonstrated that problems in collision avoidance in a virtual reality simulator were associated with damage in the parietooccipital region and posterior cingulate gyrus in the right hemisphere and the inferior occipital cortex and parts of the occipitotemporal (fusiform) gyrus in the left hemisphere [10].

Prediction of driving safety in individuals with homonymous hemianopia and quadrantanopia from clinical neuroimaging

Bunch your hair below the occipital bone, just above the nape of the neck, and tie it with a covered band.