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Collum vs Cervical - What's the difference?

collum | cervical |

In anatomy terms the difference between collum and cervical

is that collum is a neck or cervix while cervical is of the cervix.

As an adjective cervical is

of the neck.

collum

English

Noun

(colla)
  • (anatomy) A neck or cervix.
    • (Dunglison)
  • (botany) A collar.
    • (Gray)
    (Webster 1913) ----

    cervical

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (anatomy) of the neck
  • (anatomy) of the cervix

    • Coordinate terms

    *

    Derived terms

    * cervical cancer * cervical smear * cervical vertebra * endocervical

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cervical vertebra
    • ----