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occipital definition

oc·cipi·tal (äk sip′it'l)

adjective

of the occiput or the occipital bone

Etymology: ML occipitalis

noun

occipital bone

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