occipitalis

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occipitalis muscle

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

muscle

“occipitalis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

From occiput (“the back of the head, occiput”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ok.ki.piˈtaː.lis/, [ɔkːɪpɪˈt̪äːlʲɪs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ot.t͡ʃi.piˈta.lis/, [otː͡ʃipiˈt̪äːlis]

occipitālis (neuter occipitāle); third-declension two-termination adjective (Medieval Latin)

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter	Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular		Plural
Nominative	occipitālis	occipitāle	occipitālēs	occipitālia
Genitive	occipitālis		occipitālium
Dative	occipitālī		occipitālibus
Accusative	occipitālem	occipitāle	occipitālēs occipitālīs	occipitālia
Ablative	occipitālī		occipitālibus
Vocative	occipitālis	occipitāle	occipitālēs	occipitālia