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Occipital vs Parietooccipital - What's the difference?

occipital | parietooccipital |

As adjectives the difference between occipital and parietooccipital

is that occipital is of or pertaining to the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone while parietooccipital is of or pertaining to the parietal and occipital lobes or bones.

As a noun occipital

is (skeleton) the occipital bone.

occipital

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or pertaining to the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.

    • Derived terms

    * occipital arch * occipital artery * occipital bone * occipital bun * occipital condyle * occipital crest * occipital cryoneurolysis * occipital ganglion * occipital groove * occipital lobe * occipital nerve * occipital neuralgia * occipital pole * occipital protuberance * occipital ridge * occipital scale * occipital sinus * occipital triangle * occipital vein

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (skeleton) The occipital bone.
  • An occipital scale in reptiles.

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    parietooccipital

    English

    Alternative forms

    *parieto-occipital

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to the parietal and occipital lobes or bones.
  • :The MRI scan showed a brain lesion in the parietooccipital area.