"nuchal" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈnu.kəl/ [General-American], /ˈnju.kəl/ [General-American]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin nuchālis, from nucha + -ālis, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ, “spinal cord”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|nuchālis}} Medieval Latin nuchālis, {{af|la|nucha|-ālis|nocat=1}} nucha + -ālis, {{der|en|ar|نُخَاع||spinal cord}} Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ, “spinal cord”), {{root|en|ar|ن خ ع}} Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nuchal (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to the back or nape of the neck. Tags: not-comparable Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts Derived forms: nuchal cord, nuchal scan, retronuchal Translations (of or pertaining to the back of the neck): nucal (French), nucale (Italian), nucal (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-nuchal-en-adj-4ANK2LTV Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 11 37 38 15

Noun

IPA: /ˈnu.kəl/ [General-American], /ˈnju.kəl/ [General-American] Forms: nuchals [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin nuchālis, from nucha + -ālis, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ, “spinal cord”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|nuchālis}} Medieval Latin nuchālis, {{af|la|nucha|-ālis|nocat=1}} nucha + -ālis, {{der|en|ar|نُخَاع||spinal cord}} Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ, “spinal cord”), {{root|en|ar|ن خ ع}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} nuchal (plural nuchals)
  1. The back of the neck. Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts Synonyms (back of the neck): nape, nucha
    Sense id: en-nuchal-en-noun-D6pwi08v Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 11 37 38 15 Disambiguation of 'back of the neck': 96 0 4
  2. (medicine, colloquial) Short for nuchal translucency scan. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial Alternative form of: nuchal translucency scan Categories (topical): Medicine Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-nuchal-en-noun-991iJ15V Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 11 37 38 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 4 76 13 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 6 65 15 Topics: medicine, sciences
  3. (zoology) A neck scale, especially of a lizard. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-nuchal-en-noun-yBPoPTnM Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 11 37 38 15 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Inflected forms

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          "neck"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnu.kəl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnju.kəl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the back of the neck",
      "word": "nucal"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the back of the neck",
      "word": "nucale"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the back of the neck",
      "word": "nucal"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nuchal"
}

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