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occiput

Identification
Official Latin term occiput
Official term occiput
Unit identifier TAH:U318
Unit type single
Materiality material
Navigation
Link to the unit occiput
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: cranium Short Extended
Level 3: terms of cranium
Taxonomic links Level 1: subdivision of cardinal part of human body Short Extended
Taxonomic links Level 2: subdivision of head Short Extended
Level 3: subdivision of proper head
Language combinations
Taxonomic definition
Encyclopedic definition Back part of the head.
Taxonomic definition The occiput is a subdivision of proper head [divisio capitis proprii ] which the part of calvaria situated on the back of head.
Encyclopedic definition the posterior part of the head.
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
human body top
TAH:U259
TAH:U268
TAH:U305
TAH:U17009
TAH:U318 occiput SOT
Taxonomy
Date: 14.06.2026