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頸 kanji
neck, head
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ケイ
Kun readings
くび
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頚Words with 頸
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —頸椎捻挫cervical sprain; whiplash
- —潜頸亜目Cryptodira (suborder comprising the hidden-necked turtles)
- —曲頸亜目Pleurodira (subclass comprising the side-necked turtles)
- —頸腕症候群cervico-omo-brachial syndrome
- —子宮頸がんcervical cancer
- —頸動脈小体carotid body; carotid glomus
- —頸動脈エコーcarotid ultrasound; carotid duplex
- —頸肩腕症候群cervicobrachial syndrome; indicates pain, swelling, weakness and/or numbness in the neck/shoulder region, used when specific diagnosis is not known
- —頸動脈狭窄症carotid stenosis; carotid artery stenosis
- —刎頸の交わりinseparable friendship
- —子宮頸管無力症cervical incompetence; cervical insufficiency
- —頸部血管超音波検査carotid ultrasonography; carotid ultrasound
- —鼠頸groin; inguinal region
- —刎頸decapitation
- —頸骨neckbones
- —頸椎cervical vertebrae
- —頸髄cervical spinal cord; cervical cord
- —頸静脈jugular vein
- —鼠頸部groin; inguinal region
- —子宮頸癌cervical cancer