| NOUN | body | occipital bone | a saucer-shaped membrane bone that forms the back of the skull |
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| Meaning | A saucer-shaped membrane bone that forms the back of the skull. | |
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| Part of | cranium, braincase, brainpan | The part of the skull that encloses the brain |
| Parts | inion | The craniometric point that is the most prominent point / point at the back of the head (at the occipital protuberance) |
| occipital protuberance | prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone | |
| Broader | membrane bone | Any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation |
| Spanish | hueso occipital, occipital | |
| Catalan | occipital, os occipital | |
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