cervical
pronunciation
How to pronounce cervical in British English:
UK [ˈsɜ:vɪkl]
How to pronounce cervical in American English:
US [ˈsɜrvɪkl]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to the cervix of the uterus
- relating to or associated with the neck
Word Origin
- cervical (adj.)
- 1680s, "of the neck," from French cervical, from Latin cervix (see cervix). Meaning "of the neck of the womb" attested by 1860. Related: Cervically.
Example
- 1. But the terrible toll of cervical cancer could be prevented .
- 2. Suining , china : a patient undergoes treatment for a cervical injury at the suining city hospital of traditional chinese medicine .
- 3. Canada will spend $ 300 million on a cervical cancer vaccine program .
- 4. Hpv is the human papillomavirus , which can lead to cervical cancer .
- 5. It has already happened in cervical cancer , she pointed out .