occipitomastoid

English

Etymology

From occipito- +‎ mastoid.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æstɔɪd

Adjective

occipitomastoid (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the occipital and mastoid bones
   • 2015 July 13, Wagner Rodrigues Martins et al., “Immediate changes in electroencephalography activity in individuals with nonspecific chronic low back pain after cranial osteopathic manipulative treatment: study protocol of a randomized, controlled crossover trial”, in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine‎^[1], volume 15, →DOI:

     The practitioner sits behind the participant’s head, contacts participant’s lateral protuberances of the squama occipitalis (medially to the occipitomastoid suture) with the thenar eminence of both hands.