| NVD | nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea; neck vein distention; neovascularization of the disk; neurovesicle d... |
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| PND | paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea; partial neck dissection; postnasal drainage; postnasal drip; postnatal... |
| RND | radical neck dissection; radionuclide dacryography; reactive neurotic depression |
| SCCHN | squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck |
| STNR | symmetric tonic neck reflex |
perichondral cutaneous graft
| neck muscles | The neck muscles consist of the platysma, splenius cervicis, sternocleidomastoid(eus), longus colli, the anterior, medius, and posterior scalenes, digastric(us), stylohyoid(eus), mylohyoid(eus), geniohyoid(eus), sternohyoid(eus), omohyoid(eus), sternothyroid(eus), and thyrohyoid(eus). (12 Dec 1998) |
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| neck of femur | A short, constricted, strong bar projecting at an obtuse angle (about 125 |
| neck of fibula | The slightly constricted region between the head and body of the fibula. Synonym: collum fibulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neck of gallbladder | The narrow portion between the body of the gallbladder and beginning of the cystic duct. Synonym: collum vesicae biliaris, collum vesicae felleae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neck of glans penis | A constriction behind the corona glandis of the penis. Synonym: collum glandis penis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neck of hair follicle | The narrowed part of the hair follicle between the hair bulb and the surface of the skin. Synonym: collum folliculi pili. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neck of humerus | See: anatomical neck of humerus, surgical neck of humerus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neck of malleus | The constricted portion of the malleus between the head and the manubrium. Synonym: collum mallei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neck of mandible | The constricted portion of the condylar process below the head of the mandible. Synonym: collum mandibulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neck of radius | The narrow part of the shaft just below the head. Synonym: collum radii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neck of rib | The flattened portion of a rib between the head and the tuberosity. Synonym: collum costae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neck of scapula | A slight constriction marking the separation of that portion bearing the glenoid cavity and coracoid process from the remainder of the scapula. Synonym: collum scapulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neck of talus | A constriction separating the head, or anterior portion, from the body of the talus. Synonym: collum tali. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neck of thigh bone | A short, constricted, strong bar projecting at an obtuse angle (about 125 |
| neck of tooth | The slightly constricted part of a tooth, between the crown and the root. Synonym: cervix dentis, cervical margin of tooth, cervical zone of tooth, collum dentis, dental neck. (05 Mar 2000) |