fortress, fort - a fortified defensive structure. merlon - a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement. bulwark, rampart, wall - an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; they stormed the ramparts of the city; they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down.
Definition of OCCIPITAL BONE. : a compound bone that forms the posterior part of the skull and bears a condyle by which the skull articulates with the atlas.See occipital bone defined for kids.ADVERTISEMENT. a compound bone that forms the posterior part of the skull and bears a condyle by which the skull articulates with the atlas. See occipital bone defined for kids.
Group of muscles located immediately below the occipital bone; include rectus capitis anterior muscle, rectus capitis posterior major and minor muscles, rectus capitis lateralis muscle, obliquus capitis superior and inferior muscles; innervated by suboccipital nerve.Synonym(s): musculi suboccipitales.uboccipital muscles, a small group of deep muscles in the upper cervical region at the base of the occipital bone that move the head.