temporooccipital

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   relating to both the temporal and occipital regions, bones, or lobes of the skull and brain

   The anatomist traced the temporooccipital fissure between the adjoining regions of the brain.

Formed from temporo-, the combining form of temporal, + occipital. Both elements are anatomical: temporal refers to the temple or side of the skull, while occipital refers to the back of the head.

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