Su`pra*oc*cip"i*tal (?), a. Anat.

Situated over, or in the upper part of, the occiput; of or pertaining to the supraoccipital bone.

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n.

The supraoccipital bone.

Supraoccipital bone Anat., a bone on the dorsal side of the great foramen of the skull, usually forming a part of the occipital in the adult, but distinct in the young.

 

© Webster 1913.

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