colli
colli — 形容詞
- collipositive
- more collicomparative
- most collisuperlative
1. a Latin word that means 'relating to the neck' and is used as part of the offici
頸的
拉丁語解剖學用語
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.
頸長肌負責彎曲頸部，並維持頸椎的穩定。
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.
中村醫師在 MRI 上指出頸長肌，並說明它在頸部的功能。
A strained longus colli causes sharp pain when a patient turns their head.
頸長肌拉傷時，病患轉頭會產生劇烈疼痛。
The surgical team retracted the longus colli to reach the vertebrae during the neck operation.
外科團隊在頸部手術中將頸長肌拉開，以便接觸脊椎骨。
The textbook labelled the platysma colli as a thin muscle sheet under the neck skin.
教科書將頸闊肌標示為頸部皮膚下方的一層薄肌肉。
- 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.