neck

neck definition - medical

neck (nĕk)

noun
  1. The part of the body joining the head to the shoulders or trunk.
  2. A narrow or constricted part of a structure, as of a bone or organ, that joins its parts; a cervix.
  3. The part of a tooth between the crown and the root.

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