occipital bone

/ɑkˌsɪpɪdl boʊn/
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Other forms: occipital bones

Definitions of occipital bone
  1. noun
    a saucer-shaped membrane bone that forms the back of the skull
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    type of:
    membrane bone
    any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation; e.g. the clavicle and bones of the skull
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