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Definition of occipital
: of, relating to, or located within or near the occiput or the occipital bone
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The effect, called enlarged external occipital protuberance, used to be so uncommon, Sayers said, that one of its early observers, toward the end of the 19th century, objected to its title. — nola.com, "Horns are growing on young people鈥檚 skulls; researchers blame phone use," 22 June 2019 This anatomical feature is called an external occipital protuberance, or EOP. — Allen Kim, CNN, "A report says young people are growing horns on their skulls. Critics don't buy it," 21 June 2019 The bone spurs jut off of what鈥檚 called the external occipital protuberance (EOP) of the skull. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Debunked: The absurd story about smartphones causing kids to sprout horns," 21 June 2019 The other extreme hypothesis was that UD鈥檚 brain would completely compensate, with other regions taking over the roles of the right sides of the occipital and temporal lobes, leading UD to function completely normally. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Doctors cut out a large chunk of a boy鈥檚 brain鈥攏ow he鈥檚 doing just fine," 1 Aug. 2018 The occipital cortex processes visual information and allows us to see faces, trees, the stars. — New York Times, "My Patient鈥檚 Smile," 16 May 2018 There, the child suffered respiratory failure, post-traumatic seizures and an occipital stroke. — Crocker Stephenson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Better Angels: Horrific child abuse forces Milwaukee-area Facebook group to examine values," 22 Feb. 2018 And while the trigeminal nerve is certainly involved, Dr. Ailani notes there鈥檚 also a theory that the occipital nerve, which supplies feeling to the back and top of your head, may somehow contribute to this condition, too. — Zahra Barnes, SELF, "8 Things You Need to Know About Excruciatingly Painful Cluster Headaches," 17 Dec. 2017 The cable management system on Jaybird鈥檚 svelte Freedom Wireless earbuds keeps the connecting wire wrapped closely and comfortably around your head鈥檚 occipital bone, completely eliminating cord dangle. — Robbie Gonzalez, WIRED, "All The Gear You Need For Trail Running," 14 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'occipital.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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