| paroccipital | <anatomy> Situated near or beside the occipital condyle or the occipital bone; paramastoid; applied especially to a process of the skull in some animals. Origin: Pref. Para- + occipital. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| paroccipital process | An occasional process of bone extending downward from the jugular process of the occipital bone in humans. Synonym: processus paramastoideus, paroccipital process. (05 Mar 2000) |