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More:Milwaukee's Southside Health Center halts screenings for breast, cervical cancer for low-income women
The Southside Health Center provided between 300 and 500 mammograms per year, mostly to Latina women without health insurance, according to the health department.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
Even if Jenny lived long enough, cystic fibrosis often causes fertility issues—in many women, thickened cervical mucus is thought to prevent pregnancy, and in almost all men, sperm ducts never develop because of blockages that occur in utero.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024
The cervical cancer rate for Hmong women is three times that of the rate for all Asian Americans (and four times that of white women).
—Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 21 Nov. 2023
The company said on X that people who have quadriplegia (both arms and legs are paralyzed) due to cervical spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may qualify.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 17 Nov. 2023
Among them was Sarah Houston, who had her uterus removed after a diagnosis of cervical cancer.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2024
Deaths from cervical cancer are historically low in the U.S. but increasing among women in low-income parts of the country, according to researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024
Many previous studies have shown that HPV vaccines are extremely effective in preventing cervical cancer.
—Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 25 Jan. 2024
The overall cervical cancer rate among women of all ages has stopped falling.
—Liz Szabo, NBC News, 20 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1668, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing cervical
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Cite this Entry
“Cervical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cervical. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.
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
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Nglish: Translation of cervical for Spanish Speakers
Britannica English: Translation of cervical for Arabic Speakers
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