nuchal
Of or pertaining to the back or nape of the neckOf or pertaining to the back or nape of the neck.
US/ˈnu.kəl/
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Of or pertaining to the back or nape of the neck.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Medieval Latin nuchālis, from nucha + -ālis, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ, “spiBorrowed from Medieval Latin nuchālis, from nucha + -ālis, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ, “spinal cord”).
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