occipitonasal

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adjective

Relating to, or between, the occipital bone and the nose

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Meanings

adjectiveoccipitonasal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to, or between, the occipital bone and the nose

    Several parameters were measured to study the development of fetuses at Day 105 of gestation: thoracic diameter, biparietal diameter, occipitonasal length and heart rate.

    2015 August 26, “Efficient Generation of Myostatin Knock-Out Sheep Using CRISPR/Cas9 Technology and Microinjection into Zygotes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From occipito- + nasal.

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

MLA

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Chicago

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