occiput
(ok′sĭ-pŭt″)
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[L. occiput, the back of the head, poll, occiput]
The back part of the skull. On the fetal head, it is used to determine the position of cephalic presentations in relation to the maternal pelvis.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Occiput." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/737446/all/persistent_occiput_posterior.
Occiput. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/737446/all/persistent_occiput_posterior. Accessed March 28, 2024.
Occiput. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/737446/all/persistent_occiput_posterior
Occiput [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 March 28]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/737446/all/persistent_occiput_posterior.
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