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To rub something, especially to rub against the skin.  

A mixture of ammonium compounds, used in disinfectants and antiseptics. Also known as cetavlon, cetrimide is the official name for a mixture of alkyl ammonium bromides. It is a potent antiseptic, and as a 1 per cent solution is used for cleaning and disinfecting wounds, and in the first-aid treatment of burns. As it is…

The act of photographing the cervix uteri, used as a method of screening for cervical cancer.  

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…