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Ocular vs Occipital - What's the difference?

ocular | occipital |

As adjectives the difference between ocular and occipital

is that ocular is of, or relating to the eye, or the sense of sight while occipital is of or pertaining to the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.

As nouns the difference between ocular and occipital

is that ocular is the eyepiece of a microscope or other optical instrument while occipital is (skeleton) the occipital bone.

ocular

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, or relating to the eye, or the sense of sight
  • Resembling the eye
  • Seen by, or seeing with, the eye; visual
  • * South
    • Thomas was an ocular witness of Christ's death.

    Derived terms

    * nonocular * ocularly * postocular * preocular * subocular * supraocular

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The eyepiece of a microscope or other optical instrument.
  • Any of the scales forming the margin of a reptile's eye.
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    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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