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occipital bone

occipital bone

The occipital bone forms the back and lower rear skull and surrounds the foramen magnum.

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English
occipital bone
Norwegian
bakhodebein
Japanese
後頭骨 — こうとうこつ — kōtōkotsu
Korean
뒤통수뼈 — dwitongsuppyeo
Spanish
hueso occipital
French
os occipital
German
Hinterhauptbein

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