Medical Terminology / Unit 11 MedTerm 0691 short lesson, about 20 seconds
cervic/o: Cervix
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The idea
The combining form cervic slash o names the cervix, the lower narrow portion of the uterus.
In practice
Cervicitis is inflammation of the cervix.
Where people slip
Cervic slash o also names the neck, and cervical appears in both senses.
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