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cerussite |
cervantes |
cervantes saavedra |
cervantite |
cervelat |
cervical
| cervical artery
| cervical canal
| cervical cap
| cervical disc syndrome
| cervical glands
cervical
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective cervical has 2 senses
CIDE DICTIONARY
cervical, a. [L. cervix, -icis, neck: cf. F. cervical.].
Of or pertaining to the neck; as, the cervical vertebræ. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cervical, adj. Anat.
1 of or relating to the neck (cervical vertebrae).
2 of or relating to the cervix.
1 of or relating to the neck (cervical vertebrae).
2 of or relating to the cervix.
Idiom
cervical screening examination of a large number of apparently healthy women for cervical cancer. cervical smear a specimen of cellular material from the neck of the womb for detection of cancer.
Etymology
F cervical or mod.L cervicalis f. L cervix -icis neck
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