English Explanatory Dictionary

nuchal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The back of the neck.
  2. Ellipsis of nuchal translucency scan.
  3. A neck scale, especially of a lizard.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the back or nape of the neck.

Pronunciation

/ˈnu.kəl/ /ˈnju.kəl/

Word forms

nuchal nuchals

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin nuchālis, from nucha + -ālis, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ, “spinal cord”).

Synonyms

nape nucha

Derived words

centronuchal dorsonuchal nuchal cord nuchal scan occipitonuchal paranuchal postnuchal retronuchal supranuchal
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