Category: C

The surgical removal of the cervix uteri.  

The seven bones which form the neck. A any of the first seven segments of the vertebral column, located in the neck region. The seven vertebral segments forming the cervical column in the region of the neck. The seven bones making up the neck region of the backbone. The first cervical vertebra, the atlas, consists…

A degenerative change in the neck bones. Degenerative arthritis, osteoarthritis, of the cervical or lumbar vertebrae and related tissues. It may cause pressure on nerve roots with subsequent pain or paresthesia in the extremities. Another term used to describe the neck condition known as cervical osteoarthritis is cervical spondylosis.  

A small extra rib present at birth and occurring as an appendage to the seventh cervical vertebra in the lower neck. A cervical rib does not usually cause problems. In some cases, the rib may press against adjacent nerves and blood vessels, producing pain that radiates to the arm and hand. If pain or symptoms…

Lymph node in the neck.  

Spinal nerve in the neck. Any nerve in the first eight pairs of spinal nerves.  

Changes in the cells of the cervix which may lead to cervical cancer. Dysplasia of the squamous epithelium of the uterine cervix that may extend into deeper layers. Abnormal cells on or near the cervix; also, one of four classification systems used to categorize abnormal Pap smear results. CIN is a precancerous condition without symptoms that…

A dysfunction of the cervix of the uterus which is often the cause of spontaneous abortions and premature births and can be remedied by Shirodkar’s operation. Structural inability of the cervical os to remain closed and support a growing fetus. This problem commonly has been associated with recurrent spontaneous second-trimester abortions. A higher incidence of…

One of the bundles of nerves in the neck. One of the three pairs of ganglia (superior, middle, inferior) in the cervical portion of the sympathetic trunk.  

A condition in which the epithelium of the mucous membrane lining the cervix uteri extends outside the cervix.