cervical

Etymology

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

adj

  1. (anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the neck.
    cervical pain
  2. (anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the cervix.
    cervical cancer

noun

  1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of cervical vertebra.

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