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Oc*cip"i*to- (&?;). [See Occiput.] A
combining form denoting relation to, or situation near,
the occiput; as, occipito-axial; occipito-
mastoid.

Oc*cip`i*to*ax"i*al (?), a.
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the occipital bone and second
vertebra, or axis.

Oc"ci*put (?), n.; pl. L.
Occipita (#), E. Occiputs. [L.,
fr. ob (see Ob-) + caput head. See
Chief.] 1. (Anat.) The back, or
posterior, part of the head or skull; the region of the occipital
bone.

2. (Zoöl.) A plate which forms
the back part of the head of insects.

Oc*ci"sion (?), n. [L. occisio,
fr. occidere, occisium, to cut down, to kill; ob
(see Ob-) + caedere to cut.] A killing; the act of
killing. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.

Oc*clude" (?), v. t. [L.
occludere, occlusum; ob (see Ob-) +
claudere to shut.


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