Meanings
adjectivesuboccipital (not comparable)
nounsuboccipital (plural suboccipitals)
plural suboccipitals
- colloquialanatomyAny of the group of suboccipital muscles.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
Translations
Finnish niska-hartia-
- niska-hartia-situated under, or posterior to, the occiput
French suboccipital
- suboccipitalsituated under, or posterior to, the occiput
Greek υπινιακός
- υπινιακός (ypiniakós)situated under, or posterior to, the occiput
Polish podpotyliczny
- podpotylicznysituated under, or posterior to, the occiput
Spanish suboccipital
- suboccipitalsituated under, or posterior to, the occiput
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APA
suboccipital. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suboccipital
MLA
“suboccipital.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suboccipital. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suboccipital,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suboccipital.
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