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bull neck noun[ C ] uk /ˌbʊl ˈnek/ us /ˌbʊl ˈnek/ a wide, strong neck: The colonel was a big man with a bull neck. The stereotype of an apnoea sufferer is a heavy person with a short, thick bull neck. medical specialized a wide neck caused by the disease diphtheria(= a serious disease that causes difficulty in breathing): The patient presented with pharyngitis, pharyngeal swelling, bull neck, and respiratory distress. Sweat rolled down his bullet head and settled on his heavy jowls and bull neck. He has bulging eyes, a crooked nose, and a bull neck. Several patients also exhibited enlarged lymph nodes of the neck, giving a bull neck appearance. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases The head & face -cheeked -chinned baby face baby-faced brow cheek craniofacial forehead jaw masseteric mastoid maxilla maxillary maxillofacial temporal visage wattle weak-chinned zygoma zygomatic
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