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occipitoaxial

occipitoaxial adjective: of or pertaining to the occipital bone and second vertebra, or axis.

Adjective

occipitoaxial (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the occipital bone and second vertebra, or axis.

Origin of occipitoaxial

From occipito- + axial.

Questions about occipitoaxial

What does occipitoaxial mean?
Occipitoaxial means of or pertaining to the occipital bone and second vertebra, or axis.
What part of speech is occipitoaxial?
Occipitoaxial is an adjective.

Words near occipitoaxial in the dictionary

  1. occipito-parietotemporal
  2. occipitoanterior
  3. occipitoatlantal
  4. occipitoatlantoaxial
  5. occipitoatloid
  6. occipitoaxial
  7. occipitobregmatic
  8. occipitocervical
  9. occipitocortical
  10. occipitocranial
  11. occipitofacial

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