In anatomy, 'cervical' is an adjective that has two meanings:

1. of or pertaining to any neck. Anatomy (from the Greek anatomia, from ana separate apart from and temnein, to cut up cut open is a branch of Biology that is the consideration In Grammar, an adjective is a word whose main syntactic role is to modify a Noun or Pronoun, giving more information about the The neck is the part of the Body on many limbed Vertebrates that distinguishes the head from the Torso or trunk
2. of or pertaining to the female cervix: i. The cervix (from Latin "neck" is the lower narrow portion of the Uterus where it joins with the top end of the Vagina. e. , the neck of the uterus. The uterus (from the Latin word for womb) is the major Female reproductive organ of most Mammals including Humans One end the

• Commonly used medical phrases involving the neck are. . .
  • cervical lymph nodes
  • Cervical vertebrae
  • cervical disc
  • Cervical collar

• Phrases that involve the cervix include. Cervical lymph nodes are Lymph nodes found in the neck Classification There are approximately 300 lymph nodes in the neck and they can be classified in many In Vertebrates cervical vertebrae (singular vertebra) are those vertebrae immediately behind (posterior to the Skull. Intervertebral discs (or intervertebral fibrocartilage) lie between adjacent vertebrae in the spine. A cervical collar (also neck brace) is an Orthopedic piece of Medical equipment used to support a patient's Spinal cord and head . .
  • cervical cancer
  • cervical smear or Pap smear
  • cervical prolapse

Cervical cancer is Malignant Cancer of the Cervix uteri or cervical area The Papanicolaou test (also called Pap smear, Pap test, cervical smear, or smear test) is a screening test used in Gynecology Prolapse literally means "To fall out of place" In Medicine, prolapse is a condition where organs such as the Uterus, fall down or slip out of place

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