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nu·cha

(no͞o′kə, nyo͞o′-)

The nape of the neck.

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

nu′chal adj.

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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

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nape

(neɪp, næp)

n.

the back of the neck.

[1300–50; Middle English]

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Noun

nucha - the back side of the neck

nape, scruff

cervix, 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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nu·cha

n. nuca, parte posterior del cuello.

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