Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any of the seven vertebrae of the neck.

    Halswirbel, Nackenwirbel

    ше́йный позвоно́кšéjnyj pozvonók

    ши́йний хребе́цьšýjnyj xrebécʹ

    one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region

Examples

3 sentences
  1. All mammals have seven cervical vertebrae.

    ruВсе млекопитающие имеют семь шейных позвонков. — corvard

    deAlle Säugetiere haben sieben Halswirbel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. A footballer, who had two cervical vertebrae broken in a tackle last week, may never walk again.

  3. Cervical cancer has nothing to do with cervical vertebrae. It's a cancer of the cervix.

    deDas Zervikalkarzinom hat nichts mit den Zervikalwirbeln zu tun. Es ist ein Krebs des Gebärmutterhalses. — brauchinet

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
any of the seven vertebrae of the neck:
Русский
By meaning 1
any of the seven vertebrae of the neck:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
any of the seven vertebrae of the neck:

Forms

plural: cervical vertebras / cervical vertebrae

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region:neck bone

See also

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