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 - Major Themes of Anatomy and Physiology - Study Guide - Building Your Medical Vocabulary - Page 26: 2

Answer

Cervico - This prefix means a cervix or neck in any sense.

Work Step by Step

An example of the use of cervico would be cervicotomy, which means an incision of the neck (cervico - means neck and -tomy means surgical incision).
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