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MEDYMOLOGY
ARBOR VITAE FOR HEALTH SCIENCES
Cervical
Etymology:
Definition:
L. cervīx: “the neck, nape” + -ālis “-al” adjectival suffix
Of or pertaining to the neck or any necklike portion of an organ or part of the body (e.g. the cervix could be seen as the neck between the vaginal canal (body) and uterus (head)).
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