Also spelled occipito-parietal
adj
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relating to both the occipital and parietal bones or regions of the skull and brain
The scan showed an injury near the occipitoparietal junction.
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Etymology
Formed from occipito-, the combining form of occipital, and parietal. Occipital ultimately refers to the back of the head, while parietal comes from Latin paries, 'wall,' and names the upper side bones of the skull.