Definition of Nuchae

1. nucha [n] - See also: nucha

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nuchae

nubilose
nubilous
nublike
nubs
nubuck
nubucks
nuby
nucament
nucamentaceous
nucaments
nucellar
nucelli
nucellus
nuch
nucha
nuchae (current term)
nuchal
nuchal fascia
nuchal ligament
nuchal plane
nuchal region
nuchal rigidity
nuchal tubercle
nuchals
nuchas
nuciferous
nuciform
nucin
nucle

Literary usage of Nuchae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Diseases of the Skin: A Textbook for Students and Practitioners by J. M. H. MacLeod (1921)
"This procedure is repeated daily until the condition is cured. Should it fail the X-rays may be of benefit. SYCOSIS nuchae Syn. ..."

2. The Dublin dissector or Manual of anatomy by Robert Harrison (1854)
"... and ninth ribs, and of the corresponding intercostal muscles ; along the middle line of the neck a strong ligament is observed, (ligamentum nuchae), ..."

3. A Course in Normal Histology: A Guide for Practical Instruction in Histology by Rudolf Krause (1913)
"37.—Subcutaneous Connective Tissue from the White Rat Fig. 38.—Cross-Section through the Ligamentum nuchae of the Calf ..."

4. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1830)
"... nuchae 6. (Hist. An. Paris, t. 64.) Habitat, in India ultra Gangem. 9. ... nuchae 2. Habitat. 10. Crocodilus acutus. ..."

5. Anatomical Names by Albert Chauncey Eycleshymer, Daniel Martin Schoemaker, Roy Lee Moodie, Wilhelm His (1917)
"... line of mandible — nuchae inferior—30:18 = Inferior line of nape — nuchae ... nuchae superior—30:17 = Superior line of nape — nuchae suprema—30:16 ..."

6. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1885)
"Represented on each side by three separate muscles, all arising from the neural arch of the atlas and adjacent deep part of the ligamentum nuchae, ..."

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