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occipitonasal

occipitonasal adjective: relating to, or between, the occipital bone and the nose.

Adjective

occipitonasal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or between, the occipital bone and the nose
    • Several parameters were measured to study the development of fetuses at Day 105 of gestation: thoracic diameter, biparietal diameter, occipitonasal length and heart rate.2015 August 26, “Efficient Generation of Myostatin Knock-Out Sheep Using CRISPR/Cas9 Technology and Microinjection into Zygotes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of occipitonasal

From occipito- + nasal.

Questions about occipitonasal

What does occipitonasal mean?
Occipitonasal means relating to, or between, the occipital bone and the nose.
What part of speech is occipitonasal?
Occipitonasal is an adjective.

Words near occipitonasal in the dictionary

  1. occipitoiliac
  2. occipitolateral
  3. occipitolaterally
  4. occipitomastoid
  5. occipitomental
  6. occipitonasal
  7. occipitonuchal
  8. occipitoparietal
  9. occipitoparietotemporal
  10. occipitopontine
  11. occipitoposterior

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