cervical

CEFRB2

/ˈsɜː.vɪk.l̩/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Related to the neck or the neck of the womb.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Ellipsis of cervical vertebra.

Examples

  • A Pap test can help detect cervical cancer early on.

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

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /sɜːˈvaɪ.kl̩/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of or pertaining to the neck.

  2. Of or pertaining to the cervix.

More examples

In context

  • All mammals have seven cervical vertebrae.

  • cervical cancer

  • cervical pain

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Origin

adjective

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