What does "occipitofrontalis" mean?

A large flat muscle on each side of the vertex of the skull, consisting of an occipital portion (arising from the occipital and temporal bones) and a frontal portion that are separated by the epicranial aponeurosis, and serving to draw the scalp backwards, raising the eyebrows and wrinkling the forehead.

What is a synonym for "occipitofrontalis"?

Common synonyms include: epicranius, epicranius, occipitofrontal, occipitofrontalis muscle.

How do you pronounce "occipitofrontalis"?

Pronounced //ɒkˌsɪp.ɪt.əʊˌfɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs//.

Occipitofrontalis

//ɒkˌsɪp.ɪt.əʊˌfɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs// noun

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Noun

1
A large flat muscle on each side of the vertex of the skull, consisting of an occipital portion (arising from the occipital and temporal bones) and a frontal portion that are separated by the epicranial aponeurosis, and serving to draw the scalp backwards, raising the eyebrows and wrinkling the forehead.

Synonyms

All synonyms

epicranius epicranius occipitofrontal occipitofrontalis muscle

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin occipitofrontālis, clipping of mūsculus occipitofrontālis (“occipitofrontal muscle”). Doublet of occipitofrontal.

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