nuchal region

nuchal region
regio cervicalis posterior.

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  • regio cervicalis posterior — [TA] posterior cervical region: the region of the neck posterior to the regio cervicalis lateralis. Called also nuchal region and r. colli posterior [TA alternative] …   Medical dictionary

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