cervical
part of speech
adjective (cervical)
meaning for a pupil
1) (medicine) Cervical means to do with the neck, as in «cervical vertebrae», the bones in your neck. tree →
2) (medicine) Cervical also means to do with the cervix, the narrow opening of a woman's womb (uterus), as in a «cervical screening» test. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science lessons about the skeleton, the cervical vertebrae are the seven bones of the neck; almost all mammals, even giraffes, have seven. In health lessons and adult life, cervical screening is a check that women are invited to have to help stop cancer early, and there is a vaccine (HPV) that helps protect against cervical cancer. Phrases: «cervical spine», «cervical collar», «cervical screening».
examples
- The neck has seven cervical vertebrae. tree →
- A giraffe has the same number of cervical bones as a mouse. tree →
- After the car crash, he wore a cervical collar to protect his neck. tree →
- Mum went for her cervical screening test at the doctor's. tree →
- The HPV vaccine helps prevent cervical cancer. tree →
- The X-ray showed his cervical spine was fine. tree →
note
Adjective only. Pronounced «SER-vi-kul» (UK also «ser-VY-kul»). It is a medical word; in everyday talk say «neck». Do not confuse with «circle» or «surgical».
Trees and pragmatics
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