Relating to or resembling a hood or cowl; used anatomically to describe muscles or structures associated with the shoulder and neck region.
From Latin 'cucula' (hood) + the suffix '-aris' (relating to); derived from Latin 'cucullus' (a hood or cowl worn by monks and Roman civilians).
The 'cucucullaris' muscle actually got its name because anatomists thought it looked like it was wearing a little hood—medical terminology is full of these imaginative descriptions that doctors use to remember things!
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