cervical

1. 1.

   of or relating to the cervix of the uterus

   “cervical cancer”
2. 2.

   relating to or associated with the neck

Questions about cervical

What does cervical mean?

cervical means "of or relating to the cervix of the uterus". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cervical?

cervical has 3 syllables: cer-vi-cal. The stress falls on "cer". In IPA it is /ˈsɝvəkəl/.

Is cervical a common word?

cervical is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.