Phrase Hound found 22 phrases and 34 compound words that contain occipital. The most common are listed below. Open occipital in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 22
- occipital lobeOne of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain, located at the back of the head.
- occipital boneThe bone at the back of the skull in humans and various other animals.
- occipital arteryAn artery that arises from the external carotid artery opposite to the origin of the facial artery, that passes posteriorly to the base of the skull where it turns upward and ascends within the superficial fascia of the scalp, and that …
- occipital arteriesplural of occipital artery: An artery that arises from the external carotid artery opposite to the origin of the facial artery, that passes posteriorly to the base of the skull where it turns upward and ascends within the superficial …
- occipital bonesplural of occipital bone: The bone at the back of the skull in humans and various other animals.
- occipital bunA prominent bulge or projection of the occipital bone at the back of the skull, common in many of humankind's ancestors but relatively rare in modern Homo sapiens.
- occipital bunsplural of occipital bun: A prominent bulge or projection of the occipital bone at the back of the skull, common in many of humankind's ancestors but relatively rare in modern Homo sapiens.
- occipital lobesplural of occipital lobe: One of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain, located at the back of the head.
- occipital nerveEither of two nerves that arise mostly from the second cervical nerve.
- occipital nervesplural of occipital nerve: Either of two nerves that arise mostly from the second cervical nerve.
- occipital horn syndromeAn X-linked recessive connective tissue disorder caused by a deficiency in the transport of copper, and leading to the formation of projections on the back of the skull.
- internal occipital protuberanceA prominence on the inner surface of the occipital bone between the upper border and the foramen magnum.
- greater occipital nerveThe medial branch of the second cervical nerve that innervates the scalp at the top of the head.
- lesser occipital nerveA nerve arising from the second cervical nerve or from the loop between the second and third cervical nerves and innervating the scalp especially in the lateral area of the head behind the ear.
- occipital pointThe point of the occiput in the mesial plane farthest from the ophryon or glabella.
- occipital pointsplural of occipital point: The point of the occiput in the mesial plane farthest from the ophryon or glabella.
- atlanto-occipitalAlternative form of atlantooccipital: Situated between the superior articular facets of the atlas and the condyles of the occipital bone.
- temporo-occipitalAlternative form of temporooccipital: Relating to the temporal and occipital bones
- parieto-occipitalAlternative form of parietooccipital: Of or pertaining to the parietal and occipital lobes or bones.
- ponto-geniculo-occipitalRelating to the pons, the lateral geniculate nucleus, and the occipital cortex regions of the brain; applied to a class of phasic field potentials that are most prominent immediately before REM sleep.
- parieto-occipital-temporalAlternative form of parietooccipitotemporal: Relating to the parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes of the brain.
- trachelo-occipitalRelating to the nape of the neck and the occiput.
Compound words 34
- suboccipitalSituated under, or posterior to, the occiput.
- paroccipitalSituated near or beside the occipital condyle or the occipital bone; paramastoid; applied especially to a process of the skull in some animals.
- supraoccipitalSituated over, or in the upper part of, the occiput.
- temporooccipitalRelating to the temporal and occipital bones
- atlantooccipitalSituated between the superior articular facets of the atlas and the condyles of the occipital bone.
- basioccipitalRelating to the basiocciput
- exoccipitalPertaining to a bone or region on each side of the great foramen of the skull.
- frontooccipitalfrontal and occipital
- infraoccipitalSituated below the occiput.
- occipito-Of or pertaining to the occiput.