nuchal

Speech parts

1. nuchal - Noun

2. nuchal - Adjective

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

scruff nape cervical occipital nucha

Phrases with the word

nuchal ligament

Anagrams

chulan launch

Examples

In the Phascolosomatidea, the tentacles are arranged in an arc around the nuchal organ, also located at the tip of the introvert. Source: Internet

It is sometimes diagnosed prenatally by a nuchal scan or post-natally by lymphoscintigraphy. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

nuch nucha nuchae nuchal cord nuchal ligament nuchal scan