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dorsocervical

adj

Etymology

From dorso- + cervical.

  1. derived from cervīcālis
  2. borrowed from cervical
  3. prefixed as dorsocervical — “dorso + cervical”

Definitions

  1. Relating to the back and the neck.

    • 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.

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