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OCCIPITAL LOBE

\ˈɒksɪpˌɪtə͡l lˈə͡ʊb], \ˈɒksɪpˌɪtə‍l lˈə‍ʊb], \ˈɒ_k_s_ɪ_p_ˌɪ_t_əl l_ˈəʊ_b]\

Definitions of OCCIPITAL LOBE

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2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary

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that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Posterior part of the cerebral hemisphere.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The posterior portion of the cerebellum, somewhat more extensive than the o. area.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

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