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Meaning of occipitofrontalis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ɒkˌsɪp.ɪt.əʊˌfɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

العربية قَذَالِي جَبْهِيّ
Español músculo occipitofrontal occipitofrontal
Italiano muscolo occipitofrontale occipitofrontale

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

occipitotemporal occiput occision Occitan Occitania Occitanie

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