Definition of occiput Occiput

oc•ci•put

We found 5 definitions of occiput from 4 different sources.

What does occiput mean?

Noun Plural: occiputs
occiput - back part of the head or skull
		bone, os a shade of white the color of bleached bones
		human head the head of a human being

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occiput (n.)
The back, or posterior, part of the head or skull; the region of the occipital bone.
occiput (n.)
A plate which forms the back part of the head of insects.

occiput
ok′si-put, n. the back part of the head or skull.—adj. Occip′ital, pertaining to the occiput or back part of the head.—n. the occipital bone.—adv. Occip′itally.—adjs. Occip′ito-ax′ial, of or pertaining to the occipital bone and to the axis or second cervical vertebra; Occip′ito-front′al, pertaining to the occiput and to the forehead; Occip′ito-tem′poral, pertaining to the occipital and temporal regions. [L.,—ob, over against, caput, head.]