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Meanings of occiput in English

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Usage of occiput in English
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The papillary masses developed on the skin of the back, buttock, and occiput.
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
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There was a tiny burning spot on the left side of his occiput.
Birthright: A Novel
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The occiput protrudes backward, causing a forward sweep of the back of the neck.
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
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Thus did he heap hot cinders upon my occiput.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 / Little J...
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Thus, the skull shape becomes dolichocephalic with protuberant forehead and either bulging or flat occiput.
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The eye should be placed just halfway between the occiput and the tip of the nose.
Dogs and All about Them
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The occiput is especially full, and the width of head just over the ears is noticeable.
History of the Gatling Gun Detachment, Fifth Army Corps, at Sant...
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Conclusion: In our study, wall-occiput distance and lateral cervical rotation showed the strongest correlation to BASRI.
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Daubenton has seen a case of union at the occiput, but further details are not quoted.
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
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This species closely resembles the African civet-onlythat in the latter the mane begins on the occiput.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
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Fixation of the upper cervical spine to the occiput provides an excellent means of treating these conditions.
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Background: Occipitalization is defined as a congenital fusion of the atlas to the base of the occiput.
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And something about the size of Luna came out of nowhere and clobbered me on the occiput.
A Spaceship Named McGuire
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There is near the occiput a deep and extensive fracture of the skull, which probably killed him.
An Introduction to the mortuary customs of the North American In...
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Headache associated with cervical lesions is called cervicogenic headache and involves the occiput but not the orofacial region.
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The comparison of cranial indexes is rendered difficult by intentional flattening of the occiput by the hard cradle-board.
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