Webster's New World Medical Dictionary

cervical
Having to do with any kind of neck,
including the neck on which the head is perched
and the neck of the uterus.
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cervical cancer
See 
cancer, cervical.
cervical cap
A specially fitted contraceptive
device that bars the entry of sperm into the cervix.
The cervical cap is a thimble-shaped dome made of
latex rubber and is much smaller than a diaphragm.
For best results, a cervical cap is customarily used
with spermicidal gel or cream. See also 
birth con-
trol; contraceptive.
cervical cerclage
The process of encircling a
cervix that is abnormally liable to dilate (an incom-
petent cervix) with a ring or loop to prevent a mis-
carriage.
cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
The growth
of abnormal precancerous cells on the surface of
the cervix. Grades from one to three (least to most)
may be used to describe the degree of involvement.
cervical rib
See 
rib, cervical.
cervical vertebrae
The upper seven vertebrae in
the spinal column, which make up the neck. They
are designated C1 through C7, from the top down.
See 
C1 through C7.
cervicitis
Inflammation of the uterine cervix.
cervix
The low, narrow part of the uterus, which
forms a canal that opens from the uterus into the
vagina. The inner surface of the cervix is covered
with mucus. During ovulation, this mucus is spe-
cially adapted to speed sperm to the egg. The tiny
opening of the cervix dilates during birth to permit
the newborn’s head to emerge.