cervicale

noun

cer·​vi·​cale

ˌsərvəˈkal(ˌ)ē,

-ā(ˌ)lē,

-ä(ˌ)lē

plural -s

: the tip of the dorsal spine of the seventh cervical vertebra

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from neuter of cervicalis

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