How to Use cervical in a Sentence

cervical

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  • 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
  • In 2017, the HPV cervical screening test replaced the pap smear test.
    — Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 4 July 2022
  • However, the joints of the cervical spine in the neck, and most of the shoulder joint, are deeper than the Voltaren can penetrate.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The virus, also known as HPV, can lead to cervical cancer.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Try to keep the cervical spine neutral throughout the movement.
    — Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health, 29 June 2022
  • Sperm can live up to five days in fertile cervical mucus.
    — Christin Perry, Parents, 30 June 2023
  • On top of all that, when the couple aimed for a 2022 opening, Heather was diagnosed with cervical cancer the same year.
    — Alex Darus, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The cervical cancer rate for Hmong women is three times that of the rate for all Asian Americans (and four times that of white women).
    — Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The same types that cause cervical cancers also cause throat cancers.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
  • 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
  • This cervical pillow helps to support the neck and shoulder for the most comfortable back sleeping.
    — Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The overall cervical cancer rate among women of all ages has stopped falling.
    — Liz Szabo, NBC News, 20 Jan. 2024
  • The state was ranked fifth worst in the country for the incidence rate of cervical cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
    — al, 6 May 2023
  • The other day, marketing director Marsh, 27, who suffered a cervical spinal cord injury,was able to use a cheese grater for the first time in 10 years.
    — cincinnati.com, 11 Aug. 2022
  • One of the mummies had clearly been hit on the head and stabbed, possibly by two assailants, while the other showed signs of massive cervical spine trauma.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 22 Sep. 2022
  • When she was diagnosed with stage 4 cervical cancer, the single mother of five didn’t know how to approach her children with the news.
    — Dallas News, 10 Nov. 2022
  • This is a severe setback for a vaccine introduced 15 years ago which reduces the risk of cervical cancer by close to 90%.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 15 July 2022
  • Try a cervical pillow that is especially designed to keep your neck in place.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Last week, the Hawks announced McCabe recently had cervical spine surgery and was expected to return in 10 to 12 weeks.
    — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Not only that, the fraction of Americans who know that HPV can cause cervical cancer is dropping.
    — Angus Chen Reprints, STAT, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Jalen Duren also returned after missing a game due to cervical whiplash.
    — Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Then the results came through: Patricia had stage two cervical cancer.
    — Francesca Street, CNN, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Vaccines can now prevent many cases of cervical, head and neck, and liver cancer.
    — Jeff Levin-Scherz, STAT, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The vaccine given to prevent cervical cancer in women could end up saving men’s lives, too.
    — Martha Shade, CNN, 15 Dec. 2022
  • My mother-in-law has been diagnosed with cervical cancer back in our home country.
    — Annie Lane, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Zlata, who has HIV and cervical cancer, was arrested at a protest and imprisoned for 15 days.
    — Time, 27 Apr. 2022
  • The cancers evaluated by the researchers were cervical, prostate and brain cancer.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • His head and lungs were injured and his third and fourth cervical vertebrae were dislocated.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 29 July 2022
  • She was then referred for a test that would be able to detect any irregularities in her cervical cells.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 25 Aug. 2023
  • During a colposcopy, a provider can take a small amount of cervical tissue to be checked under a microscope in a lab (cervical biopsy).
    — Elizabeth Boskey, Verywell Health, 27 June 2023

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