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Webster 1913 Edition


Basioccipital

Baˊsi-oc-cip′i-tal

,
Adj.
[
Basi-
+
occipital
.]
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the bone in the base of the cranium, frequently forming a part of the occipital in the adult, but usually distinct in the young.
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Noun.
The basioccipital bone.