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occipito-
Pronunciation:
/ɒkˈsɪpɪtəʊ/
combiningForm
relating to the occipital lobe or the occipital bone:
occipitotemporal
Origin:
from medieval Latin
occipitalis
, from Latin
caput
,
capit-
'head'
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