parietooccipital

adjective

Of or pertaining to the parietal and occipital lobes or bones.

“The MRI scan showed a brain lesion in the parietooccipital area.”

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Meanings

adjectiveparietooccipital (not comparable)

alternative parieto-occipital

  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the parietal and occipital lobes or bones.

    The MRI scan showed a brain lesion in the parietooccipital area.

Origin

From parieto- + occipital.

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Translations

Spanish parietooccipital
  • parietooccipitalof or pertaining to the parietal and occipital lobes or bones

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

occipitoparietal
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parietooccipital. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parietooccipital

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“parietooccipital.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parietooccipital. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parietooccipital,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parietooccipital.

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