nuchal

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The back of the neck
Of or pertaining to the back or nape of the neck

The patient showed no nuchal rigidity on examination.

Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the back, or nape, of the neck; applied especially to the anterior median plate in the carapace of turtles
{s} of the nape of the neck
nuchal rigidity
(Tıp, İlaç) Stiffness in the nape of the neck, often accompanied by pain and spasm on attempts to move the head
nuchal

    Synonyme

    nape, nucha

    Aussprache

    Etymologie

    [ 'nü-k&l, 'nyü- ] (adjective.) 1835. From Medieval Latin, from Arabic نخاع (nuḫāʕ, “spinal cord”).
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