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ba·si·oc·cip·i·tal .bā-sē-äk-'sip-ət-əl adj relating to or being a bone in the base of the cranium immediately in front of the foramen magnum that is represented in humans by the basilar process of the occipital bone
basioccipital n the basioccipital bone
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ba·si·oc·cip·i·tal (ba″se-ok-sipґĭ-təl) pertaining to the basilar part of the occipital bone.Medical dictionary. 2011.