Definition of cervical in English:
cervical
adjective səːˈvʌɪk(ə)lˈsəːvɪk(ə)lˈsərvɪk(ə)l
1Relating to the cervix.
Example sentencesExamples
- The optimal specimen for detecting C trachomatis is a combined urethral and cervical swab.
- The cervical portion of the uterus forms the most posterior portion seen here.
- This change in the cells of the cervix often occurs from cervical cap or diaphragm use or from infection.
- It's believed that some forms of HPV put women at greater risk for cervical cancer.
- Women who smoke are twice as likely as those who do not to develop cervical cancer.
2Relating to the neck.
the fifth cervical vertebra
Example sentencesExamples
- Over the next eight hours our oral symptoms slowly began to subside, but our cervical lymph nodes became very tender and easily palpable.
- However, the range of motion for cervical rotation and lateral flexion increased more in the training groups than in the control group.
- Most children requiring hospital admission for trauma are considered at risk of injury of the cervical spinal cord.
- Effective speech depends also on the motor neurons in the cervical and thoracic parts of the spinal cord that serve the muscles of breathing.
- The cervical region of the spinal cord was dissected out after laminectomy.
Origin
Late 17th century: from French, or from modern Latin cervicalis, from Latin cervix, cervic- 'neck'.
Rhymes
Carmichael, cycle, Michael
Definition of cervical in US English:
cervical
adjectiveˈsərvɪk(ə)lˈsərvik(ə)l
1Relating to the cervix.
Example sentencesExamples
- The cervical portion of the uterus forms the most posterior portion seen here.
- It's believed that some forms of HPV put women at greater risk for cervical cancer.
- The optimal specimen for detecting C trachomatis is a combined urethral and cervical swab.
- This change in the cells of the cervix often occurs from cervical cap or diaphragm use or from infection.
- Women who smoke are twice as likely as those who do not to develop cervical cancer.
2Relating to the neck.
the fifth cervical vertebra
Example sentencesExamples
- Most children requiring hospital admission for trauma are considered at risk of injury of the cervical spinal cord.
- However, the range of motion for cervical rotation and lateral flexion increased more in the training groups than in the control group.
- Over the next eight hours our oral symptoms slowly began to subside, but our cervical lymph nodes became very tender and easily palpable.
- Effective speech depends also on the motor neurons in the cervical and thoracic parts of the spinal cord that serve the muscles of breathing.
- The cervical region of the spinal cord was dissected out after laminectomy.
Origin
Late 17th century: from French, or from modern Latin cervicalis, from Latin cervix, cervic- ‘neck’.