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sphenooccipital

adjective

Relating to the sphenoid and occipital bones

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Meanings

adjectivesphenooccipital (not comparable)

alternative spheno-occipital · alternative sphenoccipital

not comparableanatomyRelating to the sphenoid and occipital bones

Origin

From spheno- + occipital.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sphenooccipital

occipital atlantooccipital craniooccipital epioccipital frontaloccipital frontooccipital interoccipital lateraloccipital laterooccipital medioccipital nonoccipital oticooccipital otoccipital paraoccipital postoccipital preoccipital temporooccipital trachelo-occipital

Cite this entry

APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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