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Cervical means pertaining to the neck. Cervicalgia means neck pain.

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What is the meaning of cervical?

Of or pertaining to the neck; as, the cervical vertebrae.


What is the medical term meaning pertaining to the neck and arms?

The medical term meaning pertaining to the neck and arms is "cervicobrachial."


What is the medical term meaning neck pain?

The word you are looking for is "cervical", such as a cervical collar for a sprained neck, or a cervical roll (a neck pillow). Also, "C1, C2, etc." as in cervical 1, etc., for the names of the upper spinal discs. Nuchal refers to the nape of the neck.


What is a combinig form meaning head?

Cephalo- is the medical terminology combining form meaning head.Cephal- is the medical term meaning head. -cep is a related term meaning the head of a muscle, not the head on top of your neck.


What is the medical terminology breakdown of the word cervicectomy?

Cervicectomy breaks down as cervic- meaning neck or cervix, and -ectomy meaning surgical removal. In this context, cervicectomy means surgical removal of the uterine cervix, not surgical removal of the body part between the shoulders and head.


The combining form CERVICO means?

Cervic- can relate to the neck, as in cervicalgia. It can also relate to the uterine cervix, as in cervical cancer.


Pertaining to the neck?

cervical


What does cervical mean pertaining to what?

Neck...as in cervical rib, meaning an extra rib arising from the neck. It may also refer to the narrow part of the uterus (its "neck"), as in cervical mucus, cervical cancer, etc.


What is the vertebrae pertaining to the neck?

The cervical vertebrae are the spinal bones of the neck.


Where is the cervical located at.?

of or pertaining to any neck.of or pertaining to the female cervix: i.e., the neck of the uterus


What is pertaining to the area between the neck and the abdomen?

Thorax.


What does it mean by anteroinferior direction when pertaining to the neck?

Well posterior means back and inferior means towards the bottom so it would be pertaining to the lower front of the neck