cervical region of vertebral column
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That portion of the spine comprising the cervical vertebrae. The neck area of the spine. [ http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/ ]
Synonyms: cervical spine cervical vertebral column cervical vertebrae series cervical spinal column axial skeleton cervical region cervical skeleton
Term information
- FMA:24138
- EMAPA:17215
- AAO:0000092
- NCIT:C69313
- UMLS:C0728985 (ncithesaurus:Cervical_Spine)
- SCTID:260488005
- BTO:0004148
- MA:0003154
- EHDAA:5051
- EHDAA2:0000238
pheno_slim
Anterior region of the vertebral column consisting of one to 19 or 20 vertebrae.[AAO]
Term relations
- subdivision of vertebral column
- part of some postcranial axial skeleton
- part of some dorsal part of neck