cervic/o
neck; cervix (neck of the uterus)
From Latin cervix (stem cervic-), neck
Meaning
What does cervic/o mean?
cervic/o is a root meaning neck; cervix (neck of the uterus). It comes from Latin cervix (stem cervic-), neck.
Inside words it is spelled cervic.
Cervix is Latin for neck, so cervical can mean the neck (cervical spine) or the neck of the uterus (cervical screening).
In real words
Medical words with cervic/o
inflammation of the cervix of the uterus
relating to the neck or to the cervix of the uterus
pain in the neck
endocervical
inside the cervix, in the canal that runs through it
above the cervix; a supracervical hysterectomy removes the upper part of the uterus and leaves the cervix
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Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:
- 7.2: Word Components Related to the Female Reproductive System
- cervico- - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
- CERVICAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
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