occipitalis (English, noun)
expansion: occipitalis (plural occipitales)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: A muscle of the head that arises from the lateral two-thirds of the superior nuchal lines and from the mastoid part of the temporal bone, inserts into the galea aponeurotica, and acts to move the scalp; it is sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle.
Forms:
form: occipitales
tags: plural