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craniocervical

craniocervical adjective: relating to the cranium and the neck.

Adjective

craniocervical (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the cranium and the neck.
    • In the head-neck region nine superficial larger cervical muscles of the craniocervical, dorsal and ventral subsystems were selected for analysis, and the muscle attachment sites were illustrated in digital models of the skull and cervical vertebrae of the same species as well as visualised in a...2015 July 30, “Muscular Arrangement and Muscle Attachment Sites in the Cervical Region of the American Barn Owl ( Tyto furcata pratincola )”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of craniocervical

From cranio- + cervical.

Words that rhyme with craniocervical

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Questions about craniocervical

What does craniocervical mean?
Craniocervical means relating to the cranium and the neck.
What part of speech is craniocervical?
Craniocervical is an adjective.

Words near craniocervical in the dictionary

  1. cranioceles
  2. craniocentral
  3. craniocentric
  4. craniocerebellocardiac
  5. craniocerebral
  6. craniocervical
  7. cranioclasm
  8. cranioclasms
  9. cranioclast
  10. cranioclasts
  11. craniocleidodysostosis

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