Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows.
NEW iPhone Audio English dictionary


Noun: occipital bone  ók'si-pi-tl bown
  1. A saucer-shaped membrane bone that forms the back of the skull

Derived forms: occipital bones

Type of: membrane bone

Part of: braincase, brainpan, cranium

Encyclopedia: Occipital bone

Nearest

occasions
Occident
occident
Occidental
occidental
occidentalise
Occidentalism
occidentalism
occidentalize
occipital
occipital bone
occipital cortex
occipital gyrus
occipital lobe
occipital protuberance
occipital vein
occipitomastoid suture
occiput
Occitan
occlude
occluded