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Cervical

//ˈsɜː.vɪk.l̩// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the neck. not-comparable, relational

    "cervical pain"

  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to the cervix. not-comparable, relational

    "cervical cancer"

Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or associated with the neck wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to the cervix of the uterus wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of cervical vertebra. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowing from French cervical, from New Latin cervīcālis, from cervīx (“the neck, nape”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, cervic- + -al.

Etymology 2

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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