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קשיון עורף

Kashion Aoraf

Translations

Hebrew
קשיון עורף
English
Nuchal rigidity
Russian
Ригидность затылочных мышц
Arabic
تيبس الرقبة
Pronunciation
Kashion Aoraf

"Nuchal rigidity" in Hebrew is קשיון עורף (Kashion Aoraf). In Russian it is Ригидность затылочных мышц, and in Arabic تيبس الرقبة. This is a term from the MedHebrew medical-Hebrew dictionary.

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