Medical Definition of Nuchal ligament

1. A sagittal ligamentous band at the back of the neck, formed of thickened supraspinous ligaments; it extends from the external occipital protuberance to the posterior border of the foramen magnum, cranially, to the seventh cervical spinous process, caudally. Synonym: apparatus ligamentosus colli, nuchal ligament. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nuchal Ligament

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nucament
nucamentaceous
nucellar
nucelli
nucellus
nucellus
nucha
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nuchae
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nuchals
nuchal fascia
nuchal ligament (current term)
nuchal plane
nuchal region
nuchal rigidity
nuchal tubercle
nuciform
Nucifraga
Nucifraga caryocatactes
Nucifraga columbiana
nucin
Nuck's diverticulum
Nuck's hydrocele
nucle
nucleal
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