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Phrases 38
- cervical cancerA type of cancer of the cervix of the uterus which can afflict some female mammals including humans. The term usually does not refer to cancer of the neck or other parts of the anatomy which use the term cervix.
- cervical spinevertebrae of the neck; in humans, the seven vertebrae below the skull that protect the spinal cord
- cervical vertebraAny of the seven vertebrae of the neck.
- cervical capA small latex or silicone contraceptive device that fits over the cervix and stays in place either by suction or by surface viscosity.
- cervical canalA spindle-shaped, flattened canal of the cervix (the neck of the uterus), communicating with the uterine cavity and the vagina.
- cervical smearA screening test to detect pre-cancerous and cancerous cells by taking a sample (‘smear’) of cells from the cervix.
- cervical ganglionAny of three sympathetic ganglia on each side of the neck.
- cervical arteryAny of the three arteries supplying the neck.
- cervical collara neckbrace
- cervical nerveOne of the spinal nerves of the cervical region of which there are eight on each side in most mammals including humans.
- cervical nervesplural of cervical nerve: One of the spinal nerves of the cervical region of which there are eight on each side in most mammals including humans.
- cervical arteriesplural of cervical artery: Any of the three arteries supplying the neck.
- cervical plexusA plexus formed by the anterior divisions of the four upper cervical nerves.
- cervical gangliaplural of cervical ganglion: Any of three sympathetic ganglia on each side of the neck.
- cervical vertebraeplural of cervical vertebra: Any of the seven vertebrae of the neck.
- cervical conizationAn excision of a cone-shaped sample of tissue from the mucous membrane of the cervix.
- inferior cervical ganglionA ganglion that is located between the base of the transverse process of the seventh cervical vertebra and the fifth rib and is usually partly or completely fused with the first thoracic ganglion to form the stellate ganglion.
- middle cervical ganglionA ganglion at the level of the cricoid cartilage that is the smallest of the cervical ganglia, that varies in its presence or absence, size, form, and position, and that sends fibers to the fifth and sixth cervical nerves.
- superior cervical ganglionA ganglion at the top of the sympathetic chain that lies between the internal carotid artery and the second and third cervical vertebrae and that sends postganglionic fibers to the heart, larynx, and pharynx, and to the head.
- ascending cervical arteryA small branch of the inferior thyroid artery.
- transverse cervical arteryAn inconstant branch of the thyrocervical trunk or of the subclavian artery that when present supplies or divides into branches supplying the region at the base of the neck and the muscles of the scapula.
- deep cervical arteryAn artery of the neck.
- deep cervical arteriesplural of deep cervical artery: An artery of the neck.
- transverse cervical arteriesplural of transverse cervical artery: An inconstant branch of the thyrocervical trunk or of the subclavian artery that when present supplies or divides into branches supplying the region at the base of the neck and the muscles of the …
- cervical capsplural of cervical cap: A small latex or silicone contraceptive device that fits over the cervix and stays in place either by suction or by surface viscosity.
Compound words 35
- endocervicalWithin a cervix.
- costocervicalRelating to the ribs and the neck.
- cervicallyBy means of the cervix.
- craniocervicalRelating to the cranium and the neck.
- dorsocervicalRelating to the back and the neck.
- exocervicalRelating to the exocervix
- intracervicalWithin the neck (cervix or collum).
- laterocervicallateral and cervical
- postcervicalBeyond the cervix.
- trigeminocervicalRelating to the trigeminal nerve and the cervix