occipital
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- adjective
- /ɑˈkɪpɪtəl/
- Specialized
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occipital
- For all operations, the occipital zone of the scalp was chosen as the donor site.
- occipital lobe
- occipital cortex
- occipital bone
Whole section of the speaking part of my occipital lobe is gone.
- Whole section of the speaking part of my occipital lobe is gone.
- OK, Where with the visual areas back here, this is called the occipital cortex, right?
- So you don't see with your eyes, you see with your occipital lobe, you don't hear with your ears, you hear with your auditory cortex.
Examples
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Men exhibited stronger activation in the bilateral occipital lobes, which are associated with visual processing.
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I thought maybe the accident had damaged her occipital lobe and her vision was impaired as well!
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Whole section of the speaking part of my occipital lobe is gone.
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Clearly, he's had a severe blow to his occipital bone.
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However, there is evidence of early occipital-lobe involvement.
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On examination of the skull of Mr. Adams, I noticed two small holes on the base of the occipital region here.
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As this white light extends, it increases to involve the entire occipital cortex and, thus, the entire visual field.
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Physical examination revealed occipital muscle tenderness and spasm on the left.
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My question is about the occipital lobe visual impairment due to blood clot to the occipital lobe.
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The doctor examined the patient's occipital region to assess the injury sustained in the accident.
Compounds
- Specialized
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A curved bone at the lower back of the skull that protects the back of the brain
- Specialized
A blood vessel at the back of the head that carries blood away from the scalp
- Specialized
Part of the brain at the back of the head that processes what you see
- Specialized
A raised fold at the back of the brain that helps process what you see
- Specialized
A deep groove near the back of the brain that separates the parietal and occipital lobes
- Specialized
A deep groove near the back of the brain that separates the parietal lobe from the occipital lobe
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Occipital comes from the Latin occiput, which means 'back of the head' and contains caput meaning 'head', the same root as in capital. So occipital describes something at the back part of the skull.