: of, relating to, or lying in the region of the nape
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The 12-14 week ultrasound includes a screening test for Down syndrome and other chromosome abnormalities called the nuchal translucency test.—Anna Nowogrodzki, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
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Medieval Latin nucha nape, from Arabic nukhāʽ spinal marrow
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