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"cervical cancer"of or relating to the cervix of the uterus
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relating to or associated with the neck
Definition that contains cervical
- atlas the 1st cervical vertebra
- whiplash an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)
- inversion abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth)
- cervical nerve any of eight pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the cervical section of the spinal cord
- musculus scalenus any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing
- scalenus any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing
- thoracic vertebra one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra
- vena vertebralis a vein that goes through the foramina of the cervical vertebrae and forms a plexus around the vertebral artery; empties into the brachiocephalic vein
- pap test a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer
- atlas vertebra the 1st cervical vertebra