cervical
adjective/ˈsɜːvɪkl/, /səˈvaɪkl/
/ˈsɜːrvɪkl/
[only before noun] (anatomy)- relating to the cervix
- cervical cancer
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- relating to the neck
- the cervical spine
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French, or from modern Latin cervicalis, from Latin cervix, cervic- ‘neck’.
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