craniocervical

English

Etymology

cranio- +‎ cervical

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)vɪkəl
• Rhymes: -aɪkəl

Adjective

craniocervical (not comparable)

1. Relating to the cranium and the neck.
   • 2015 July 30, “Muscular Arrangement and Muscle Attachment Sites in the Cervical Region of the American Barn Owl ( Tyto furcata pratincola )”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     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 two-dimensional sketch.

Anagrams

• cervicocranial