niskanikama

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • (skeleton) cervical vertebra

Etymology

Compound from Finnish niska (neck, nape, back of the neck, load bearing horizontal support column) + Finnish nikama (vertebra, vertebral).

Origin

Finnish

nikama

Gloss

vertebra, vertebral

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