Definition of Nuchal

1. a. 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.

Definition of Nuchal

1. an anatomical part lying in the region of the nape [n -S]

Medical Definition of Nuchal

1. 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. Origin: Cf. F. Nucal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nuchal

nubilous
nubs
nubuck
nubucks
Nuc
nucament
nucamentaceous
nucellar
nucelli
nucellus
nucellus
nucha
nucha
nuchae
nuchal (current term)
nuchal (current term)
nuchals
nuchal fascia
nuchal ligament
nuchal plane
nuchal region
nuchal rigidity
nuchal tubercle
nuciform
Nucifraga
Nucifraga caryocatactes
Nucifraga columbiana
nucin
Nuck's diverticulum
Nuck's hydrocele

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