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121cervical spine — Spine on lateral surface of carapace immediately posterior to cervical groove of crayfishes (see Fig. 14) [Hobbs and Jass, 1988]. Spine on the lateral surface of the carapace immediately posterior to the cervical groove in crayfishes [Hobbs,… …
122cervical fracture — a fracture of a vertebra in the neck (see cervical vertebrae). Cervical fractures range from minor, requiring no treatment, to those associated with paralysis and instant death. Treatment can be support with a collar, skull traction, an orthosis… …
123cervical smear — (Papanicolaou test, Pap test) test) a specimen of cellular material scraped from the neck (cervix) of the uterus that is stained and examined under a microscope in order to detect cell changes indicating the presence of cancer. The transformation …
124cervical hydrocele — hydrocele colli a serous dilatation of a persistent cervical duct, or sometimes of a deep cervical lymph space; called also Maunoir h …
125cervical lordosis — lordosis cervicis [TA] the dorsally concave curvature of the cervical vertebral column when seen from the side. Called also cervical curvature …
126cervical plexus posterior — a plexus in the posterior cervical region, formed by posterior rami of the first three or four cervical spinal nerves …
127cervical fracture — a fracture of a vertebra in the neck (see cervical vertebrae). Cervical fractures range from minor, requiring no treatment, to those associated with paralysis and instant death. Treatment can be support with a collar, skull traction, an orthosis… …
128cervical screening — screening tests to detect the presence of precancerous changes in the cervix (neck) of the uterus (see cervical intraepithelial neoplasia). Cervical smears are the standard first line screening tools in most countries: screening programmes based… …
