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dorsocervical en · ADJ

Etymology

From dorso- + cervical.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) 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. 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, →DOI: