Complete Definition of "occipital lobe"

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English
Image:Brain-anatomy.jpg|thumb|lobes of the brain (colour-coded)
Etymology
from Latin occiput 'back of the head'
Pronunciation
(US) IPA: /��k�sɪpɪt�l �lo�b/
Noun
occipital lobe

  1. anatomy one of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain, located at the back of the head

Related terms
frontal lobe
parietal lobe
temporal lobe

Translations
trans-top|Division of cerebrum
Czech: týlní lalok m
Finnish: t|fi|takaraivolohko, t|fi|oksipitaalilohko
trans-mid
Swedish: occipitallob m
trans-bottom

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