extracervical

English

Etymology

From extra- +‎ cervical.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)vɪkəl
• Rhymes: -aɪkəl

Adjective

extracervical (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, medicine) Outside of the neck (cervix or collum).

   Antonym: intracervical

2. (anatomy, medicine) Outside of the uterine cervix.

   Antonym: intracervical

   Coordinate terms: postcervical, transcervical

Related terms

• exocervical