suboccipital

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ occipital

Adjective

suboccipital (not comparable)

(anatomy) Situated under, or posterior to, the occiput.

Derived terms

suboccipital muscle
suboccipital nerve
suboccipital triangle

Translations

situated under, or posterior to, the occiput

Spanish: suboccipital

Noun

suboccipital (plural suboccipitals)

(anatomy, colloquial) Any of the group of suboccipital muscles.

References

“suboccipital”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Spanish

Etymology

From sub- +‎ occipital.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /suboɡθipiˈtal/ [su.β̞oɣ̞.θi.piˈt̪al]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /suboɡsipiˈtal/ [su.β̞oɣ̞.si.piˈt̪al]
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: su‧boc‧ci‧pi‧tal

Adjective

suboccipital m or f (masculine and feminine plural suboccipitales)

(anatomy) suboccipital

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