- occipital lobe
- noun Date: 1882 the posterior lobe of each cerebral hemisphere that bears the visual cortex and has the form of a 3-sided pyramid
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occipital lobe
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occipital lobe — n the posterior lobe of each cerebral hemisphere that is separated medially from the parietal lobe by the parieto occipital sulcus, is indistinctly separated more laterally from the temporal and parietal lobes, bears the visual areas, and has the … Medical dictionary
Occipital lobe — Brain: Occipital lobe Frontal lobe Temporal lobe … Wikipedia
occipital lobe — noun that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑occipital cortex • Hypernyms: ↑lobe • Part Holonyms: ↑cerebral cortex, ↑cerebral mantle, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
occipital lobe — occip′ital lobe n. anat. the most posterior lobe of each cerebral hemisphere, behind the parietal and temporal lobes • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
occipital lobe — Anat. the most posterior lobe of each cerebral hemisphere, behind the parietal and temporal lobes. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
occipital lobe — noun Anatomy the rearmost lobe in each cerebral hemisphere of the brain … English new terms dictionary
occipital lobe — noun /ˌɑkˈsɪpɪtəl ˌloʊb/ one of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain, located at the back of the head … Wiktionary
Occipital — The word occipital, in zoology, pertains to the occiput (rear of the skull).[1] Occipital is a descriptor for several areas of animal human anatomy. External occipital protuberance Internal occipital crest Greater occipital nerve Lesser occipital … Wikipedia
occipital gyrus — noun any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum • Hypernyms: ↑gyrus, ↑convolution • Part Holonyms: ↑occipital lobe, ↑occipital cortex … Useful english dictionary
Lobe (anatomy) — In anatomy, a lobe is a clear anatomical division or extension [eMedicineDictionary|lobe] [Dorlands|l 13|12500046] that can be determined without the use of a microscope (at the gross anatomy level.) This is in contrast to a lobule, which is a… … Wikipedia
