Dunn gives a key to a part of this group of Eumeces, based upon the number of nuchals, placing the two American species (he does not consider Eumeces altamirani Dugès) in a group having 14-17 pairs of nuchals;[…].
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Nuchal
//ˈnu.kəl//
Synonyms for "nuchal" (4 found)
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4 translations across 4 languages.
French
1 entries- nucal adj (of or pertaining to the back of the neck)
Italian
1 entries- nucale adj (of or pertaining to the back of the neck)
Polish
1 entries- karkowy adj (of or pertaining to the back of the neck)
Portuguese
1 entries- nucal adj (of or pertaining to the back of the neck)
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Growth patterns of clavicles, cleithra, opercles, medial nuchals, dorsal scutes, and pectoral fin ray sections have been compared in white sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus.
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Scales are weakly differentiated, with head scales flat and smooth, nuchals small and smooth, dorsal scales small and keeled, and tail scales larger ventrally than laterally, without wings.
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What is the differential diagnosis of increased nuchal thickness? Although most fetuses with increased nuchal thickness are normal, the differential diagnosis of increased nuchal thickness includes an increased risk of fetal aneuploidy, particularly trisomy 21.
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