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Definition of Occipital protuberance
1. Noun. Prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone.
Generic synonyms: Bulge, Bump, Excrescence, Extrusion, Gibbosity, Gibbousness, Hump, Jut, Prominence, Protrusion, Protuberance, Swelling
Lexicographical Neighbors of Occipital Protuberance
Literary usage of Occipital protuberance
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1887)
"occipital protuberance.—The occipital protuberance and the superior curved line
can be distinctly felt at the back of the head. The protuberance is always ..."
2. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1904)
"... bone and then passes downwards, following a similar line as before, at a
distance of about 4 cm. from the external occipital protuberance (Fig. i). ..."
3. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Charles Robert Cross (1869)
"... found that the best results were obtained just above the occipital protuberance.
This statement applies to all the experiments that have been related. ..."
4. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1888)
"From the occipital protuberance to immediately above the nasal bones with the
tape, i j.', inches ; with the calipers, 8 inches. In connection with these ..."
5. The Phrenological Journal and Life Illustrated (1870)
"Sä 1-1 " length from occipital protuberance to the frontal sinuses 7 1-S Distance
from occipital protuberance to the naeo- frontal articulation, ..."
6. The Anatomy of the human skeleton by Henry Morris, John Ernest Frazer (1914)
"External occipital protuberance Rectus capitis anterior Longus capitis Area
covered by scalp Condyle Attachment of superior constrictor of pharynx to ..."
7. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, Allen Thomson, George Dancer Thane (1882)
"The upper end of the furrow of Rolando is placed about W an inch behind a point
midway between the root of the nose and tht external occipital protuberance ..."
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