occipital protuberance

Other forms: occipital protuberances

Definitions of occipital protuberance
  1. noun
    prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone
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    type of:
    bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling
    something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
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