colli
colli — adjective
- collipositive
- more collicomparative
- most collisuperlative
1. a Latin word that means 'relating to the neck' and is used as part of the offici
a Latin word that means 'relating to the neck' and is used as part of the official anatomical names of muscles, nerves, and other structures in the neck region — for instance, a muscle called longus colli that runs along the front of the cervical spine.
The longus colli muscle flexes the neck and keeps the cervical spine stable.
appears in compound term 'longus colli' (Latin name for a neck muscle)
Dr. Nakamura pointed to the longus colli on the MRI and explained its neck function.
A strained longus colli causes sharp pain when a patient turns their head.
The surgical team retracted the longus colli to reach the vertebrae during the neck operation.
The textbook labelled the platysma colli as a thin muscle sheet under the neck skin.
- cervical
'cervical' is an English adjective meaning 'relating to the neck' and is used much more broadly (e.g. 'cervical spine', 'cervical lymph nodes'). 'Colli' is restricted to formal Latin anatomical nomenclature.
文法句型
[anatomical term] + colli
colli appears within compound Latin anatomical names
用法筆記
Only appears as part of multi-word Latin anatomical terms such as longus colli ('long muscle of the neck') and platysma colli ('flat sheet of the neck'). It is never used alone in modern English sentences.