Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cervical spine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: cer-vi-cal spine
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

vertebrae of the neck; in humans, the seven vertebrae below the skull that protect the spinal cord

Example Sentences

"Intradural lesions of the cervical spine iam R. White In comparison to the wide range of pathology which affects the cervical spine, intradural lesions are a somewhat rare, but important group of spinal disorders"
"1998, Stephan Klemm, Interactions Between the Craniomandibular System and Cervical Spine He describes how the movements of the jaw occur around a region in the upper cervical spine, namely around the atlanto-axial joint."
"This requirement will influence the route of approach to the cervical spine, which may be made from the anterolateral, posterolateral, or posterior aspect, depending on the location of the disease process."
"Car accidents lead to many cervical spine injuries and various levels of paralysis."

Etymology

cervical + spine

Inflected Forms

cervical spines (plural)

Synonyms

C-spine vertebral column backbone spine spinal column

Questions

What does cervical spine mean?: vertebrae of the neck; in humans, the seven vertebrae below the skull that protect the spinal cord
Where does cervical spine come from?: cervical + spine

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