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preoccipital

preoccipital adjective: situated in front of the occipital region or occipital lobe.

Adjective

preoccipital (not comparable)

  1. Situated in front of the occipital region or occipital lobe.

Origin of preoccipital

From pre- + occipital.

Words that rhyme with preoccipital

12 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about preoccipital

What does preoccipital mean?
Preoccipital means situated in front of the occipital region or occipital lobe.
What part of speech is preoccipital?
Preoccipital is an adjective.

Words near preoccipital in the dictionary

  1. preobservations
  2. preobtain
  3. preobtained
  4. preobtaining
  5. preobtains
  6. preoccipital
  7. preoccluded
  8. preocclusion
  9. preoccupancies
  10. preoccupancy
  11. preoccupant

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