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NECK BONE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

One of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region

Synonyms:

cervical vertebra; neck bone

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("neck bone" is a kind of...):

vertebra (one of the bony segments of the spinal column)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "neck bone"):

atlas; atlas vertebra (the 1st cervical vertebra)

axis; axis vertebra (the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head)

Holonyms ("neck bone" is a part of...):

cervix; neck (the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body)

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