Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073403717
ISBN 13: 978-0-07340-371-7

Chapter 1 - Atlas A - Study Guide - Building Your Medical Vocabulary - Page 39: 2

Answer

Cervico- means “neck”. A term that uses this element is cervical.

Work Step by Step

Cervico- comes from Latin and means “neck”. An example is cervical from cervico- “neck” and means “of the neck”. Another example is cervicogenic from cervico- “neck” and -genic “arising”. Cervicogenic means “arising from the neck” as in a cervicogenic headache.
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