occipitofrontalis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin occipitofrontālis, clipping of mūsculus occipitofrontālis (“occipitofrontal muscle”). Doublet of occipitofrontal.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɒkˌsɪp.ɪt.əʊˌfɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/, /ɒkˌsɪp.ɪt.əʊˌfɹʌnˈtɑː.lɪs/, /ɒkˌsɪp.ɪt.əʊˌfɹʌnˈtal.ɪs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɑkˌsɪp.ət.oʊ.fɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/
• Rhymes: -eɪlɪs, -ɑːlɪs, -ælɪs

Noun

occipitofrontalis (plural occipitofrontales)

1. (anatomy) A large flat muscle on each side of the vertex of the skull, consisting of an occipital portion (arising from the occipital and temporal bones) and a frontal portion that are separated by the epicranial aponeurosis, and serving to draw the scalp backwards, raising the eyebrows and wrinkling the forehead.

   Synonym: epicranius

Translations

muscle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 枕額肌／枕额肌 (zhěn'éjī)

• Finnish: takaraivo-otsalihas
• Italian: occipitofrontale m, muscolo occipitofrontale m
• Spanish: occipitofrontal m, músculo occipitofrontal m

References

• “occipitofrontalis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “occipitofrontalis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Latin

Etymology

From occiput (“the back part of the head, the occiput”) +‎ frontālis (“frontal”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ok.ki.pi.to.fronˈtaː.lis/, [ɔkːɪpɪt̪ɔfrɔn̪ˈt̪äːlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ot.t͡ʃi.pi.to.fronˈta.lis/, [otː͡ʃipit̪ofron̪ˈt̪äːlis]

Adjective

occipitofrontālis (neuter occipitofrontāle); third-declension two-termination adjective (New Latin)

1. (anatomy) occipitofrontal

Inflection

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	occipitofrontālis	occipitofrontāle		occipitofrontālēs	occipitofrontālia
Genitive	occipitofrontālis			occipitofrontālium
Dative	occipitofrontālī			occipitofrontālibus
Accusative	occipitofrontālem	occipitofrontāle		occipitofrontālēs occipitofrontālīs	occipitofrontālia
Ablative	occipitofrontālī			occipitofrontālibus
Vocative	occipitofrontālis	occipitofrontāle		occipitofrontālēs	occipitofrontālia

Descendants

• → English: occipitofrontal, occipitofrontalis