cervical

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Scrabble points: 15
Words With Friends: 19
Letters: 8

Pronunciation

/ˈsɜː.vɪk.l̩/

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/ˈsɜː.vɪk.l̩/ · /sɜːˈvaɪ.kl̩/ · /ˈsɝ.vɪk.l̩/

Definition of cervical

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

(not-comparable, relational)Of or pertaining to the neck.

“cervical pain”

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adj

(not-comparable, relational)Of or pertaining to the neck.

“cervical pain”
(not-comparable, relational)Of or pertaining to the cervix.

“cervical cancer”

noun

(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of cervical vertebra.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Latin cervīx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis New Latin cervīcālislbor. French cervicalbor. English cervical 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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