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Arabic نُخَاع, 'spinal marrow'). The
corresponding adjective is
nuchal, as in the term
nuchal rigidity for neck stiffness. In many mammals, the nape bears...
- A
nuchal scan or
nuchal translucency (NT) scan/procedure is a
sonographic prenatal screening scan (ultrasound) to
detect chromosomal abnormalities in...
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nuchal cord is when the
umbilical cord
becomes wrapped around the fetus's neck.
Symptoms present in the baby
shortly after birth from a
prior nuchal cord...
- The
nuchal ligament is a
ligament at the back of the neck that is
continuous with the
supraspinous ligament. The
nuchal ligament extends from the external...
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children and adolescents.
Meningism involves the
triad (3-symptom syndrome) of
nuchal rigidity (neck stiffness),
photophobia (intolerance of
bright light) and...
- Neck stiffness,
stiff neck and
nuchal rigidity are
terms often used
interchangeably to
describe the
medical condition when one
experiences discomfort or...
- The
nuchal lines are four
curved lines on the
external surface of the
occipital bone: The upper,
often faintly marked, is
named the
highest nuchal line...
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laterally from it on
either side is the
superior nuchal line, and
above it is the
faintly marked highest nuchal line. A
study of 16th-century
Anatolian remains...
- of the
nuchal plane is the
inferior nuchal line.
Several muscles are
attached to the
outer surface of the
squamous part, thus the
superior nuchal line gives...
- of both macro- and microcysts.
Cystic hygroma can be ****ociated with a
nuchal lymphangioma or a
fetal hydrops. Additionally, it can be ****ociated with...
