occipitalis

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US/ɑkˌsɪp.əˈteɪ.lɪs/

noun

A muscle of the head that arises from the lateral two-thirds of the superior nuchal lines and from the mastoid part of the temporal bone, inserts into the galea aponeurotica, and acts to move the scalp; it is sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle.

OriginNew Latin occipitālis →
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Meanings

nounoccipitalis (plural occipitales)

plural occipitales

  1. anatomyA muscle of the head that arises from the lateral two-thirds of the superior nuchal lines and from the mastoid part of the temporal bone, inserts into the galea aponeurotica, and acts to move the scalp; it is sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle.

Origin

  1. New Latinoccipitālis
  2. Englishoccipitalis

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin occipitālis, ellipsis of mūsculus occipitālis (“occipital muscle”). Doublet of occipital.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 枕肌
  • 枕肌 (zhěnjī)muscle
Italian occipitale, muscolo occipitale
  • occipitalemuscle
  • muscolo occipitalemuscle
Spanish occipital, músculo occipital
  • occipitalmuscle
  • músculo occipitalmuscle

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with occipitalis

chehalisfrontalistemporalisansa cervicalislingualismentalisnasalisoccipitofrontalisorbitalisvocalis
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Cite this entry
APA

occipitalis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occipitalis

MLA

“occipitalis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occipitalis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “occipitalis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occipitalis.

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