axis axis of rotation | the center around which something rotates |
cervical cap | a contraceptive device consisting of a small thimble-shaped cup that is placed over the uterine cervix to prevent the entrance of spermatozoa |
Herschelian telescope off-axis reflector | a reflecting telescope with the mirror slightly tilted to throw the image to the side where it can be viewed |
cervical smear Pap smear Papanicolaou smear | a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus, examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells |
vertebra | one of the bony segments of the spinal column |
cervical artery areteria cervicalis | an artery that supplies the muscles of the neck |
cervical vein deep cervical vein vena cervicalis profunda | a vein that accompanies an artery of the same name |
cervical plexus plexus cervicalis | a nerve plexus lying beneath the sternocleidomastoid muscle |
cervical canal canalis cervicis uteri | a spindle-shaped canal extending from the uterus to the vagina |
cervical glands cervical glands of the uterus glandulae cervicales uteri | mucus-secreting glands in the mucosa of the uterine cervix |
cervical nerve | any of eight pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the cervical section of the spinal cord |
cervical vertebra neck bone | one of vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region |
atlas atlas vertebra | the st cervical vertebra |
axis axis vertebra | the nd cervical vertebra, serves as a pivot for turning the head |
thoracic vertebra dorsal vertebra | one of vertebrae in the human vertebral column, thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra |
lumbar vertebra | one of vertebrae in the human vertebral column, lumbar vertebrae extend from the twelfth thoracic vertebra down to the sacral vertebrae |
sacral vertebra | one of vertebrae in the human spine that fuse in the adult to form the sacrum |
coccygeal vertebra caudal vertebra | one of vertebrae in the human coccyx |
axis | a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions |
coordinate axis | one of the fixed reference lines of a coordinate system |
x-axis | the horizontal axis in a plane coordinate system |
y-axis | the vertical axis in a plane coordinate system |
z-axis | the third axis in a -dimensional coordinate system |
major axis | the longest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid, passes through the two foci |
semimajor axis | one-half the major axis of an ellipse, the distance from the center of an ellipse to one end |
minor axis | the shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid |
semiminor axis | one-half the minor axis of an ellipse |
principal axis optic axis | a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted, in a normal eye the optic axis is the direction in which objects are seen most distinctly |
optic axis | in a doubly refracting crystal, the line in the direction of which no double refraction occurs, a crystal may have either one or two optic axes |
bloc axis | a group of countries in special alliance |
Axis | in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in which later included Japan and other nations, the Axis opposed the Allies in World War II |
axis | the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged |
cervical disc syndrome cervical root syndrome | an abnormal condition resulting from compression of spinal nerve roots in the neck region, involves neck pains and muscular weakness and paresthesia |
cervical | relating to or associated with the neck |
cervical | of or relating to the cervix of the uterus, cervical cancer |