Definitions for occipital lobe
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
occip′ital lobe`(n.)
the most posterior lobe of each cerebral hemisphere, behind the parietal and temporal lobes.
Category: Anatomy
Origin of occipital lobe:
1885–90
Princeton's WordNet
occipital lobe, occipital cortex(noun)
that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head
Wiktionary
occipital lobe(Noun)
one of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain, located at the back of the head
Origin: from Latin occiput 'back of the head'
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Occipital Lobe
Posterior part of the cerebral hemisphere.
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