💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Paraoccipital"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| exoccipitalnoun | (anatomy) Such a bone. |
| supraocciputnoun | (anatomy) The superior part of the occipital bone |
| internal occipital protuberancenoun | (anatomy) A prominence on the inner surface of the occipital bone between the upper border and the foramen magnum. |
| occipital | (anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone. |
| basioccipitalnoun | (anatomy) Synonym of basiocciput. |
| basiocciputnoun | (anatomy) The basilar part of the occipital bone |
| suboccipital | (anatomy) Situated under, or posterior to, the occiput. |
| occiputnoun | (chiefly anatomy) The back part of the head or skull. |
| supraoccipitalnoun | A bone on the dorsal side of the great foramen of the skull, usually forming a part of the occipital in the adult, but distinct in the young. |
| occipitalisnoun | (anatomy) A muscle of the head that arises from the lateral two-thirds of the superior nuchal lines and from the mastoid part of the temporal bone, inserts into the galea aponeurotica, and acts to move the scalp; it is sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle. |
| occipitalisationnoun | Connection with the occipital bone |
| orbital processnoun | (anatomy) A process of the palatine bone that forms part of the floor of the orbit. |
| occipitofrontalisnoun | (anatomy) 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. |
| dermo-supraoccipitalnoun | Alternative form of dermosupraoccipital. [Synonym of parietosquamosal frill.] |
| opisthocranionnoun | (anatomy) The posteriormost point in the midsagittal plane of the occiput |
| inionnoun | (anatomy) A small protuberance on the external surface of the back of the skull near the neck; the external occipital protuberance. |
| medioparietalnoun | (anatomy) A skull in which the parietal bones reach the midline |
| occipital bonenoun | The bone at the back of the skull in humans and various other animals. |
| dermosupraoccipitalnoun | Synonym of parietosquamosal frill. |
| opisthionnoun | (anatomy) The middle of the posterior margin of the foramen magnum of the skull. |
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