Example Sentences
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He was born with two nuchal cords and his head was buried deep in her pelvis, pulling tightly on the cords.
From Salon • Jul. 22, 2021
The pathologist's report labeled the cause of death "asphyxia due to nuchal cord," which, to be blunt, means my daughter was strangled by her own cord.
From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2015
The pathologist's report labeled the cause of death "asphyxia due to nuchal cord," which, to be blunt, means my daughter was strangled by her own cord.
From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2015
In the posterior neck, this ligament expands to become the nuchal ligament, which attaches to the cervical spinous processes and the base of the skull.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The Leydigian or nuchal organ is supposed to be auditory and to contain an otolith.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
