occipitalis

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from New Latin occipitālis, ellipsis of mūsculus occipitālis (“occipital muscle”). Doublet of occipital. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɑkˌsɪp.əˈteɪ.lɪs/ Rhymes: -eɪlɪs === Noun === occipitalis (plural occipitales) (anatomy) A muscle of the head that arises from the lateral two-thirds of the superior nuchal lines and from the mastoid part of the temporal bone, inserts into the galea aponeurotica, and acts to move the scalp; it is sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle. Coordinate term: frontalis ==== Translations ==== === References === “occipitalis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == Latin == === Etymology === From occiput (“the back of the head, occiput”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɔk.kɪ.pɪˈtaː.lɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ot.t͡ʃi.piˈtaː.lis] === Adjective === occipitālis (neuter occipitāle); third-declension two-termination adjective (Medieval Latin) (anatomy) occipital ==== Inflection ==== Third-declension two-termination adjective. ==== Related terms ==== occipitium ==== Descendants ==== → English: occipitalis → Middle French: occipital → English: occipital French: occipital Italian: occipitale Sicilian: uccipitali