| Term: | supraoccipital anatomical margin |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | supraoccipital |
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| Definition: | Large shield-shaped unpaired median cartilage bone that contact the parietal anteriorly, and the exoccipital and epiotic laterally. Forms the posterodorsal most point of the cranium. The supraoccipital usually bears a crest that extends posterodorsally. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000595] |
| Name: | anatomical margin |
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| Synonyms: | edge, margin |
| Definition: | Fiat anatomical region extending a short distance from the boundary of an object inwards. |
| Ontology: | Spatial Ontology [BSPO:0000006] |