cervical

adjective

cer·​vi·​cal ˈsər-vi-kəl 

: of or relating to a neck or cervix

Examples of cervical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Each year in the United States, about 13,000 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed and about 4,000 people die of it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Menstrual cups are similar in design to diaphragms and cervical cups (which are both birth control methods). — Parents, 29 July 2026

Their advocacy helped pressure the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to expand its AIDS surveillance definition in 1992 to include conditions experienced by women such as cervical cancer and pelvic inflammatory disease. — Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

For example — a vaccine against human papillomavirus, or HPV, can prevent cervical cancer, which is one of the most common cancers diagnosed in Nigeria, Kenya and other African countries. — Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 25 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing cervical

• cervical cap
• cervical smear

Rhymes for cervical

• endocervical

Kids Definition

cervical

adjective

cer·​vi·​cal ˈsər-vi-kəl 

: of or relating to a neck or cervix

Medical Definition

cervical

adjective

cer·​vi·​cal

ˈsər-vi-kəl, British usually sər-ˈvī-kəl

: of or relating to a neck or cervix

cervical cancer