cervical

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: cer=vi=cal

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.

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