/ ˈsɜːvɪkl; səˈvaɪkl; NAmE ˈsɜːrvɪkl/ adjective [ only before noun ] ( anatomy )
1.
connected with the cervix :
cervical cancer
2.
connected with the neck :
the cervical spine
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: from French , or from modern Latin cervicalis , from Latin cervix , cervic- neck.