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Cervical Common

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Cervical has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

Ellipsis of cervical vertebra.

"The first two bones in your neck are known as the atlas and axis, which correspond to the first two cervical vertebrae."

"The surgeon inserted the cervical collar to stabilize the patient's neck after the accident."

Adjective
1

of or relating to the cervix of the uterus

"cervical cancer"

2

relating to or associated with the neck

"The patient suffered a minor injury to her cervical spine during the fall."

3

Of or pertaining to the neck.

"The doctor examined her cervical spine after she slipped on the icy sidewalk."

In plain English: Cervical means relating to the neck, especially when describing bones that make up your spine's upper section or cells found near the opening of the uterus.

"The doctor checked her cervical area during the exam to ensure everything was healthy."

Example Sentences
"The doctor checked her cervical area during the exam to ensure everything was healthy." adj
"The surgeon inserted the cervical collar to stabilize the patient's neck after the accident." noun
"The doctor removed the cervical vertebrae during the rare spinal surgery." noun
"Her research focused on the cervical region of the horse's neck for better posture training." noun
"The architect noted that the building had a distinct cervical base supporting the tower." noun
See Also
tracheloplasty epipophysis longissimus distocervical cervicothoracolumbosacral cervicothoracolumbar cervix brachial plexus
Related Terms

Origin

The word "cervical" comes from the French and New Latin term for "pertaining to the neck." It was formed by combining the root cervix, meaning "neck," with a suffix that creates adjectives.

Rhyming Words
cal ical kcal fecal jacal bocal decal mucal focal local cocal ducal cecal tical vocal socal mescal plical fiscal laical
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