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cervical + noun
形容词 cervical 通常作定语修饰名词。与颈部相关时译为“颈部的”，如 cervical spine（颈椎）；与子宫颈相关时译为“子宫颈的”，如 cervical cancer（宫颈癌）。
The doctor examined the cervical lymph nodes.
医生检查了颈部的淋巴结。
颈的；颈部的
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颈的；颈部的
relating to the neck
The doctor examined the cervical lymph nodes.
医生检查了颈部的淋巴结。
颈的；子宫颈的
a. of or relating to the cervix of the uterus；a. relating to or associated with the neck
She felt a sharp pain in her cervical spine after staring at her phone for hours.
她低头看手机几个小时后，感到颈椎一阵剧痛。
The physiotherapist showed him some stretches for his cervical muscles.
理疗师给他演示了一些针对颈部肌肉的拉伸动作。
A cervical pillow can help you keep your neck aligned while you sleep.
颈椎枕可以帮你在睡觉时保持颈部对齐。
形容词 cervical 通常作定语修饰名词。与颈部相关时译为“颈部的”，如 cervical spine（颈椎）；与子宫颈相关时译为“子宫颈的”，如 cervical cancer（宫颈癌）。
The doctor examined the cervical lymph nodes.
医生检查了颈部的淋巴结。
Not this
She was diagnosed with cervix cancer.
Use this
She was diagnosed with cervical cancer.
英语中修饰 cancer 要用形容词 cervical，而 cervix 是名词，指子宫颈这个器官。汉语“宫颈癌”是名词加名词，直译成 cervix cancer 不符合英语习惯。
Not this
My cervical hurts.
Use this
My neck hurts.
cervical 是形容词，意为“颈部的”，不能单独作主语表示“脖子”；汉语“脖子/颈”是名词，英语应使用名词 neck。
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宫颈癌
The vaccine protects against several types of cervical cancer.
该疫苗可预防几种类型的宫颈癌。
宫颈癌筛查
Women are encouraged to attend regular cervical screening.
鼓励女性定期参加宫颈癌筛查。
颈椎
The cervical spine consists of seven vertebrae.
颈椎由七块椎骨组成。
颈托
After the accident, he had to wear a cervical collar for two weeks.
事故之后，他不得不戴了两周颈托。
颈部淋巴结
The doctor checked the patient's cervical lymph nodes for swelling.
医生检查了患者的颈部淋巴结是否有肿胀。
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记忆联想: cervical 发音类似 service, 脖子像服务生一样托着头, 所以是 '颈的'。
语域：formal 常见场景：medical reports、anatomy textbooks、clinical consultations cervical 是医学/解剖学领域的正式用语，通常用于医疗文书、学术文献或专业讨论，指“颈部的”或“子宫颈的”。日常口语中较少使用，非专业场合可换用 neck 或 cervix 的通俗说法。
cervical 读 /ˈsɜːvɪkəl/。这些 -ical 词都重读不同元音，且与 cervical 不构成严格押韵：vertical /ˈvɜːtɪkəl/ 与 cervical 的重音位置和 /ɜː/ 元音及 /ɪkəl/ 结尾接近，但中间辅音不同，只算近似音；physical /ˈfɪzɪkəl/、practical /ˈpræktɪkəl/ 等只是拼写相似，读音差别较大。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.