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occipitofrontalis

UK/ɒkˌsɪp.ɪt.əʊˌfɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/US/ɑkˌsɪp.ət.oʊ.fɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/

occipitofrontalis noun: a large flat muscle on each side of the vertex of the skull, consisting of an occipital portion (arising from the occipital and temporal bones) and a frontal portion that are separated by the epicranial aponeurosis, and serving to draw the scalp backwards, raising the eyebrows and wrinkling the forehead.

Noun

occipitofrontalis (plural occipitofrontales)

  1. A large flat muscle on each side of the vertex of the skull, consisting of an occipital portion (arising from the occipital and temporal bones) and a frontal portion that are separated by the epicranial aponeurosis, and serving to draw the scalp backwards, raising the eyebrows and wrinkling the forehead.
    Synonyms:
    epicranius

occipitofrontalis meaning in Arabic

occipitofrontalis in Arabic

muscle
قَذَالِي جَبْهِيّ qaḏālī jabhiyy

Synonyms of occipitofrontalis

Forms of occipitofrontalis

pluraloccipitofrontales

Origin of occipitofrontalis

Borrowed from New Latin occipitofrontālis, clipping of mūsculus occipitofrontālis (“occipitofrontal muscle”). Doublet of occipitofrontal.

Words that rhyme with occipitofrontalis

Questions about occipitofrontalis

What does occipitofrontalis mean?
Occipitofrontalis means a large flat muscle on each side of the vertex of the skull, consisting of an occipital portion (arising from the occipital and temporal bones) and a frontal portion that are separated by the epicranial aponeurosis, and serving to draw the scalp backwards, raising the eyebrows and wrinkling the forehead.
What is occipitofrontalis in Arabic?
Occipitofrontalis in Arabic is قَذَالِي جَبْهِيّ (qaḏālī jabhiyy). See Occipitofrontalis meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is occipitofrontalis?
Occipitofrontalis is a noun.
How do you pronounce occipitofrontalis?
Occipitofrontalis is pronounced /ɒkˌsɪp.ɪt.əʊˌfɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/ (UK).
What is the plural of occipitofrontalis?
The plural of occipitofrontalis is occipitofrontales.

Words near occipitofrontalis in the dictionary

  1. occipitocortical
  2. occipitocranial
  3. occipitofacial
  4. occipitofrontal
  5. occipitofrontales
  6. occipitofrontalis
  7. occipitofrontally
  8. occipitoiliac
  9. occipitolateral
  10. occipitolaterally
  11. occipitomastoid

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