Added 9 October 2026
cervical
/ˈsɜː.vɪk.l̩/ adjective
Latin root: cervīcālis Wiktionary
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Of or pertaining to the neck.
cervical pain
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Of or pertaining to the cervix.
cervical cancer
noun
Origin
Borrowing from French cervical, from New Latin cervīcālis, from cervīx (“the neck, nape”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, cervic- + -al.
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