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Cervical - 7 dictionary results

cer⋅vi⋅cal

[sur-vi-kuhl]
–adjective Anatomy.
of or pertaining to the cervix or neck.

Origin:
1675–85; < L cervīc- (s. of cervīx) neck + -al 1

cer⋅vix

[sur-viks]
–noun, plural cer⋅vix⋅es, cer⋅vi⋅ces [ser-vahy-seez, sur-vuh-seez] . Anatomy.
1. the neck, esp. the back part.
2. any necklike part, esp. the constricted lower end of the uterus.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L cervīx neck, nape, uterine cervix


cer⋅vi⋅cal [sur-vi-kuhl] , adjective
cer·vi·cal   (sûr'vĭ-kəl)   
adj.  Of or relating to a neck or a cervix.

[From Latin cervīx, cervīc-, neck; see cervix.]

Cervical

Cer"vi*cal\, a. [L. cervix, -icis, neck: cf. F. cervical.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the neck; as, the cervical vertebr[ae].

Main Entry: cer·vi·cal
Pronunciation: 's&r-vi-k&l, Brit usu s&r-'vI-k&l
Function: adjective
: of or relating to a neckor cervix <cervical cancer>

cervical cer·vi·cal (sûr'vĭ-kəl)
adj.
Relating to a neck or a cervix.

cervical   (sûr'vĭ-kəl)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. Relating to or involving the cervix of the uterus.
  2. Relating to or located in or near the neck.

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