cervical
nounEtymology Borrowing from French cervical, from New Latin cervīcālis, from cervīx (“the neck, nape”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, cervic- + -al.
cervical
adjUK /ˈsɜː.vɪk.l̩/ · US /ˈsɝ.vɪk.l̩/
Etymology Borrowing from French cervical, from New Latin cervīcālis, from cervīx (“the neck, nape”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, cervic- + -al.
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Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Relational Of or pertaining to the neck.
- cervical pain
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Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Relational Of or pertaining to the cervix.
- cervical cancer
- Derived terms
53 terms
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