{Supraoccipital bone} (Anat.), a bone on the dorsal side of the great foramen of the skull, usually forming a part of the occipital in the adult, but distinct in the young. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
supraoccipital bone — a bone developing from a separate ossification center in the fetus, which becomes the squamous part of the occipital bone below the superior nuchal line … Medical dictionary
Supraoccipital — Su pra*oc*cip i*tal, a. (Anat.) Situated over, or in the upper part of, the occiput; of or pertaining to the supraoccipital bone. n. The supraoccipital bone. [1913 Webster] {Supraoccipital bone} (Anat.), a bone on the dorsal side of the great… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
supraoccipital — I. “+ adjective Etymology: supra + occipital 1. : situated over or in the upper part of the occiput 2. : of, relating to, or being a median bone of the cranium lying above the foramen magnum and forming part of the occipital bone in the adult of… … Useful english dictionary
Occipital bone — Bone: Occipital bone Sagittal section of skull. (Occipital bone is at right, in blue.) … Wikipedia
Ossification of occipital bone — Figure 3 : Occipital bone at birth. The planum occipitale [Fig. 3] of the squama of the occipital bone is developed in membrane, and may remain separate throughout life when it constitutes the interparietal bone; the rest of the bone is… … Wikipedia
squamo-occipital bone — the squamous portion of the fetal occipital bone, including the supraoccipital and interparietal bones … Medical dictionary
lateroparietal — a skull where the parietals are separated by the supraoccipital bone (as opposed to medioparietal, q.v.) … Dictionary of ichthyology
Snake skeleton — A snake skeleton consists primarily of the skull, vertebrae, and ribs, with only vestigial remnants of the limbs. Contents 1 Skull … Wikipedia
atheriniform — ▪ fish Introduction any member of the order Atheriniformes, containing 15 families of marine and freshwater spiny finned fishes (spiny finned fish), including the flying fishes (flying fish) (see ), needlefishes (needlefish), silversides,… … Universalium
dermosupraoccipital — the superficial, paired dermal bone covering the supraoccipital with which it may fuse. In many Teleostei it is a hinge for the skull articulation with the circumorbital ring. Siluridae have a posterior toothed process that secures the nuchal… … Dictionary of ichthyology
