dorsocervical

English

Etymology

From dorso- +‎ cervical.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

dorsocervical (not comparable)

1. Relating to the back and the neck.
   • 2015 November 25, “Phenotype, Body Composition, and Prediction Equations (Indian Fatty Liver Index) for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Non-Diabetic Asian Indians: A Case-Control Study”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Some data suggest that fat deposition at ectopic places (nape of the neck, excess dorsocervical fat; ‘buffalo hump’; excess fat below chin; ‘double chin’, liver) correlates with the metabolic syndrome in Asian Indians.

Anagrams

• cervicodorsal