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supranuchal

supranuchal adjective: above the back of the neck.

Adjective

supranuchal (not comparable)

  1. Above the back of the neck

Origin of supranuchal

From supra- + nuchal.

Questions about supranuchal

What does supranuchal mean?
Supranuchal means above the back of the neck.
What part of speech is supranuchal?
Supranuchal is an adjective.

Words near supranuchal in the dictionary

  1. supraneural
  2. supraneurals
  3. supranigral
  4. supranigrally
  5. supranormal
  6. supranuchal
  7. supranuclear
  8. supranuclear palsies
  9. supranuclear palsy
  10. supranuclearly
  11. supranucleosomal

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