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neck stiffness

noun

B1CEFR level
40/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

Resistance and pain on flexing the neck, a classic sign of meningeal irritation.

On examination she had marked neck stiffness and could not touch her chin to her chest.

Similar: nuchal rigidity

Topic: Neurology in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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