nuchal

a. (动物的)项的, 颈背的

发音

US /ˈnu.kəl/
US /ˈnju.kəl/

词形变化

nuchals 复数 nuchals

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The back of the neck.

  2. 2.

    Ellipsis of nuchal translucency scan.

    非正式 医学
  3. 3.

    A neck scale, especially of a lizard.

    生物 动物学
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or pertaining to the back or nape of the neck.

相关短语

nuchal cord 脐带绕颈 nuchal cords nuchal scan 颈后透明带扫描 nuchal scans nuchal translucency scan nuchal translucency scans

词源

Borrowed from Medieval Latin nuchālis, from nucha + -ālis, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ, “spinal cord”).

来源：wiktionary