Advertisement

Advertisement

cervical

[ sur-vi-kuhl ]

adjective

, Anatomy.
  1. of or relating to the cervix or neck.


cervical

/ səˈvaɪ-; ˈsɜːvɪkəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the neck or cervix


cervical

/ sûrvĭ-kəl /

  1. Relating to or involving the cervix of the uterus.
  2. Relating to or located in or near the neck.


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of cervical1

First recorded in 1675–85; from Latin cervīc-, stem of cervīx “neck” + -al 1

Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of cervical1

C17: from New Latin cervīcālis, from Latin cervīx neck

Discover More

Example Sentences

Much of this increase is due to human papillomavirus (HPV), the virus that is also strongly linked to cervical cancer.

While being choked during her attack, Sclove explained, her cervical spine sustained injury, which took several weeks to develop.

Thanks to the rise of oral sex, we now know that HPV doesn't just cause cervical cancer; it can also cause throat cancer.

Cervical cancer has a very high survival, because most women now get regularly checked for it, so it's caught early.

The rates of cervical cancer among all Jewish women have been consistent across time.

In the following chapter the swelling of cervical glands is taken up.

The inference drawn from this sudden inertia is inevitable: the Wasp has stabbed the cervical ganglia.

The sting must therefore aim at the cervical ganglia, the seat of innervation on which the rest of the organism depends.

In the cervical vertebræ the transverse processes represent the ribs.

But the joints of the backbone in front of the sacrum receive their air from the cervical air sac.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


cervezacervical cap