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English
Etymology
sub- + occipital
Adjective
suboccipital (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Situated under, or posterior to, the occiput.
Derived terms
Translations
situated under, or posterior to, the occiput
Noun
suboccipital (plural suboccipitals)
- (anatomy, colloquial) Any of the group of suboccipital muscles.
References
Spanish
Etymology
From sub- + occipital.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /suboɡθipiˈtal/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /suboɡsipiˈtal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: su‧boc‧ci‧pi‧tal
Adjective
suboccipital m or f (masculine and feminine plural suboccipitales)
- (anatomy) suboccipital