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occipital point

occipital point noun: the point of the occiput in the mesial plane farthest from the ophryon or glabella.

Noun

occipital point (plural occipital points)

  1. The point of the occiput in the mesial plane farthest from the ophryon or glabella.

Forms of occipital point

pluraloccipital points

Questions about occipital point

What does occipital point mean?
Occipital point means the point of the occiput in the mesial plane farthest from the ophryon or glabella.
What part of speech is occipital point?
Occipital point is a noun.
What is the plural of occipital point?
The plural of occipital point is occipital points.

Words near occipital point in the dictionary

  1. occipital horn syndrome
  2. occipital lobe
  3. occipital lobes
  4. occipital nerve
  5. occipital nerves
  6. occipital point
  7. occipital points
  8. occipitales
  9. occipitalgia
  10. occipitalis
  11. occipitalisation

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