cervical

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The focus of the "Inside Knowledge" campaign is to raise awareness of the five major types of gynecologic cancer -- cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, and vulvar -- among women and health care providers.

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  1. adjective Of or relating to a neck or a cervix.

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  • If at all it occurs in the cervical area (the neck), the spinal cord may get squeezed, which could result in paralysis and nerve damage if left untreated.
  • The focus of the "Inside Knowledge" campaign is to raise awareness of the five major types of gynecologic cancer -- cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, and vulvar -- among women and health care providers. —  Marketwire - Breaking News Releases
  • High cortisol levels result in increased appetite and fat deposits, typically in the cervical area, trunk and abdomen. —  Trusted.MD Network - Empowering Healthcare Relationships
  • And some bring their daughters in for the Gardasil vaccine against the cervical-cancer-causing human papillomavirus, or HPV. —  U.S. News
  • Adams had been at the Shepherd Center, an intensive rehabilitation facility, recovering from a multi-cervical spine fracture and a head injury. —  Macon Telegraph: Homepage
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  1. From Latin cervīx, cervīc-, neck; see cervix.

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  1. = F. Spanish Portuguese cervical = Italian cervicale, from Latin cervicalis (only as neuter n. cervical, cervicale, a pillow or bolster), from cervix (cervic-), the neck.
 

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/ˈsərvɪkəl/
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