How to Use cervical in a Sentence

cervical

adjective
  • Sperm can last in the cervical mucous and uterus for up to five days.
    — Rachel Grumman Bender, SELF, 19 June 2017
  • This will help stretch out that muscle and open up some of the joint space in the cervical spine.
    — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Feel a stretch from the base of your skull down through your cervical vertebrae.
    — Stephanie Mansour, CNN, 9 Sep. 2020
  • When that curve is lost, it is called loss of cervical lordosis.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Most of those strains do nothing, a few cause warts, and some cause cervical cancer.
    — Yvette D'entremont, SELF, 16 May 2018
  • What else can women do to reduce their risk of cervical cancer?
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Don’t skip routine pap smears and cervical exams.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 2 June 2026
  • Some strains cause genital warts, but those aren’t the ones that cause cervical cancer.
    — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 7 June 2019
  • The same types that cause cervical cancers also cause throat cancers.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
  • Try to keep the cervical spine neutral throughout the movement.
    — Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health, 29 June 2022
  • My mom, a nurse for decades, had never cared for a single cervical cancer patient.
    — Marley Flueger, SELF, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Read on to learn about the often subtle signs of cervical cancer and when to pay a visit to your ob-gyn.
    — Julia Sullivan, SELF, 4 Feb. 2026
  • So because of the cervical dystonia, my, head twists to the right and is misaligned.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Pap smears look for cell changes on the cervix that could develop into cervical cancer.
    — Dr. Areta Bojko, ABC News, 24 June 2026
  • The overall cervical cancer rate among women of all ages has stopped falling.
    — Liz Szabo, NBC News, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Use the tension of your hands and arms to weigh your cervical spine down while maintaining a straight thoracic spine.
    — Stephanie Mansour, CNN, 18 Dec. 2020
  • Sure enough, the cervical mucus of the females had stronger effect on the sperm of some males than others, the study found.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 18 Aug. 2020
  • The method would be able to catch ovarian, breast, cervical, and uterine cancer.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Gable said the vaccine is safe and her bill is designed to help eradicate cervical cancer in the state.
    — Greg Bishop, Washington Examiner, 9 Mar. 2020
  • The team listed the injury as a cervical strain prior to Game 4.
    — Doyle Rader, Forbes, 31 May 2021
  • During vaginal birth, these bones shift to help a baby fit through the cervical opening and narrow birth canal.
    — Maria Carter, Parents, 16 Nov. 2023
  • At the age of 28, she was forced to retire due to permanent damage to her cervical spine.
    — Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • For more than two months, Reynolds said her son was confined to a cervical neck collar to be worn 24 hours a day.
    — Hope Moses, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
  • However, the fracture of the seventh cervical vertebra of the spine would not heal on its own.
    — Eric Willemsen, ajc, 24 Oct. 2021
  • Her sister had been through cervical cancer and two bouts of breast cancer before passing away from the disease.
    — Ayren Jackson-Cannady, SELF, 29 May 2026
  • That makes this at least her second round of the same procedure, and likely her fourth cervical disc replaced in total.
    — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • This cervical pillow helps to support the neck and shoulder for the most comfortable back sleeping.
    — Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Carlos suffered a lower neck cervical spinal cord injury.
    — Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Now, cervical cancer among young women is nearly zero.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
  • And at least three other staff members have had other types of cancer, including throat and cervical.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025

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