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occipitofrontalis

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɒkˌsɪp.ɪt.əʊˌfɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɒkˌsɪp.ɪt.əʊˌfɹʌnˈtɑː.lɪs/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɒkˌsɪp.ɪt.əʊˌfɹʌnˈtal.ɪs/
  • General-American: /ɑkˌsɪp.ət.oʊ.fɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/
  • rhymes with -eɪlɪs
  • rhymes with -ɑːlɪs
  • rhymes with -ælɪs

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noun

Meaning 1

A large flat muscle on each side of the vertex of the skull, consisting of an occipital portion (arising from the occipital and temporal bones) and a frontal portion that are separated by the epicranial aponeurosis, and serving to draw the scalp backwards, raising the eyebrows and wrinkling the forehead.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: epicranius

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin occipitofrontālis, clipping of mūsculus occipitofrontālis (“occipitofrontal muscle”). Doublet of occipitofrontal.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قَذَالِي جَبْهِيّ (qaḏālī jabhiyy) — muscle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 枕額肌 /枕额肌 (zhěn'éjī) — muscle
  • Finnish: takaraivo-otsalihas — muscle
  • Italian: occipitofrontale — muscle
  • Italian: muscolo occipitofrontale — muscle
  • Spanish: occipitofrontal — muscle
  • Spanish: músculo occipitofrontal — muscle