cervical
adj. C1 Advanced US //ˈsɝvəkəɫ// UK //sˈɜːvɪkəl// cer·vi·cal
adj. relating to the neck or the cervix. You use this word in medical contexts to describe parts of the body in those areas.
adj. relating to the neck, the cervix, or the cervical vertebrae. Used primarily in anatomical and medical contexts.
The doctor checked her cervical spine.
She visited the clinic for a routine cervical cancer screening.
The surgeon carefully examined the cervical region to ensure no nerves were damaged during the procedure.
Borrowing from French cervical, from New Latin cervīcālis, from cervīx (“the neck, nape”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, cervic- + -al.