nucha

nu·cha

N0184700 (no͞o′kə, nyo͞o′-)n. The nape of the neck.

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[Middle English, spinal cord, from Medieval Latin, from Arabic nuḫā', marrow, spinal cord; see mḫḫ in Semitic roots.]

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nu′chal adj.

nucha

(ˈnjuːkə) n, pl -chae (-kiː) (Anatomy) zoology anatomy the back or nape of the neck[C14: from Medieval Latin, from Arabic nukhā' spinal marrow] ˈnuchal adj

nape

(neɪp, næp)

n. the back of the neck. [1300–50; Middle English]

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nucha - the back side of the neck nape, scruffcervix, neck - the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck"; "the horse won by a neck"back end, backside, rear - the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"

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