nuchal

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin nuchālis, from nucha +‎ -ālis, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ, “spinal cord”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnu.kəl/, /ˈnju.kəl/ === Noun === nuchal (plural nuchals) The back of the neck. (medicine, colloquial) Ellipsis of nuchal translucency scan. (zoology) A neck scale, especially of a lizard. ==== Synonyms ==== (back of the neck): nape, nucha === Adjective === nuchal (not comparable) Of or pertaining to the back or nape of the neck. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === chulan, launch