: the external occipital protuberance of the skull
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Strike your tools in a rough horizontal line from the nose and cheekbones to the inion (the projecting bump at the back of the skull).—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2011
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New Latin, from Greek, back of the head, diminutive of in-, is sinew, tendon
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