nucha meaning (obsolete): definition, etymology

nucha

noun

UK /ˈnjuːkə/ · US /ˈn(j)ukə/

Etymology From Middle English nucha, nuche, nuca, nuka, nuke (“spinal cord”), borrowed from Medieval Latin nucha (“spinal cord; nape of the neck”). Doublet of nuque.

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Obsolete The spinal cord.

Anatomy, Biology, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences, Zoology Dated, Rare The back of the neck, the nape; of an animal: the back of the head or the portion of the body behind the head.

Derived terms: nuchal, nuchal ligament