occipita

Variant of occiput

occiput definition

oc·ci·put (äk′si put′, -pət)

noun pl. occipita oc·cip·ita (äk sip′i tə) or occiputs -·puts′

the back part of the skull or head

Etymology: ME < MFr < L < ob- (see ob-) + caput, head

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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