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cervical [ sur -vi-kuh l ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈsɜr vɪ kəl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective Anatomy .
of or relating to the cervix or neck.
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Origin of cervical 1675–85; <Latin
cervīc- (stem of
cervīx ) neck +
-al1
Words nearby cervical cervelat ,
cervellière ,
Cervena ,
Cervera y Topete ,
cerveza ,
cervical ,
cervical ansa ,
cervical artery ,
cervical canal ,
cervical cap ,
cervical flexure
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How to use cervical in a sentence Keeping all your monitors within your field of vision is a great way to reduce cervical stress and keep track of what you’re working on.
A new study out this week shows that the campaign has prevented thousands of cases of cervical cancer and precancerous conditions.
Now in their 20s, their rates of cervical cancer, and pre-cancerous conditions, are much lower than their unvaccinated peers.
HPV is the most common cause of cervical cancer and can cause other cancers, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that the vaccine be given to all 11- and 12-year-olds and everyone through age 26 who has not yet received it.
At work, Blackson, a geneticist, scrutinizes DNA to diagnose cervical cancer.
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.
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British Dictionary definitions for cervical
adjective
of or relating to the neck or cervix
Word Origin for cervical C17: from New Latin cervīcālis, from Latin cervīx neck
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Medical definitions for cervical
adj.
Relating to a neck or a cervix.
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Scientific definitions for cervical
Relating to or involving the cervix of the uterus.
Relating to or located in or near the neck.
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