exoccipital

Ex`oc*cip"i*tal, a. Etym: [Pref. ex- + occipital.] (Anat.) Defn: Pertaining to a bone or region on each side of the great foremen of the skull. -- n. Defn: The exoccipital bone, which often forms a part of the occipital in the adult, but is usually distinct in the young.

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