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

nubs
nubuck
nubucks
nuby
nucament
nucamentaceous
nucaments
nucellar
nucelli
nucellus
nuch
nucha
nuchae
nuchal
nuchal fascia
nuchal ligament (current term)
nuchal plane
nuchal region
nuchal rigidity
nuchal tubercle
nuchals
nuchas
nuciferous
nuciform
nucin
nucle
nucleal
nuclear
nuclear-cytoplasmic ratio

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