cervico-variant of cervic- used before consonants.
1836–9 Todd Cycl. Anat. II. 292/1A branch of the inferior or cervico-facial division.
1842 E. Wilson Anat. Vade M. 401The Cervico-facial divides into a number of branches.
1872 W. Aitken Sci. &Pr. Med. (ed. 6) II. 354Cervico-brachial Neuralgia is located among the sensory twigs of the brachial plexus.
1908 Practitioner Sept. 404 The cervico-dorsal spine.
cervico-
combining form
see cervic-
see cervic-
cervico-
Prefix
- Of or relating to the cervix.
- Of or relating to the neck or cervical vertebrae.
Etymology
From cervix + -o-, from Latin cervix (“neck, cervix”).
Derived terms
English words prefixed with cervico-