adverb
- in relation to or toward the occiput (back part of the head or skull)
Usage: medical; anatomical
Examples
- The patient presented with pain located occipitally.
- The tumor was positioned occipitally in the brain.
- Hair loss occurred occipitally after the surgery.
- The headache was felt most intensely occipitally.
- The electrode was placed occipitally for the EEG recording.