nuchal
- a word derived from nucha.
Example Sentences
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During this period she arrived at her finding relating to the nuchal fold, as well as discoveries about, among other things, the development of fetal hearing.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
Her determination was vindicated: As ultrasound became a routine part of prenatal care, so did measuring the thickness of the nuchal fold.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
Sometimes the cord wraps around a limb, but it more commonly winds around the neck, called a nuchal cord.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2021
The nuchal ligament is attached to the cervical spinous processes and extends upward and posteriorly to attach to the midline base of the skull, out to the external occipital protuberance.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
We must regard the nuchal plate as a true vertebra, modified, it is true, in its formation and development by its particular functions.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
