Suboccipital

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the group of suboccipital muscles. colloquial
Adjective
  1. 1
    Situated under, or posterior to, the occiput. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms
infraoccipital

Etymology

From sub- + occipital.

Related phrases

suboccipital musclesuboccipital nervesuboccipital triangle

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