Meaning
2 senses(not comparable, relational)Of or pertaining to the neck.
cervical pain
ше́йныйšéjnyj, заты́лочныйzatýločnyj
ши́йнийšýjnyj
relating to or associated with the neck
(not comparable, relational)Of or pertaining to the cervix.
cervical cancer
zervikal
цервика́льныйcervikálʹnyj
of or relating to the cervix of the uterus
Examples
11 sentencesAll mammals have seven cervical vertebrae.
ruВсе млекопитающие имеют семь шейных позвонков.
deAlle Säugetiere haben sieben Halswirbel.
The cervical region has seven vertebrae.
Mary suffers from a herniated cervical disc.
deMaria leidet an einem Bandscheibenvorfall der Halswirbelsäule.
Should trans men have cervical screening tests?
The patient injured his upper cervical posterior spinal artery by sneezing.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowing from French cervical, from New Latin cervīcālis, from cervīx (“the neck, nape”)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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