cervical nerve
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- noun
- /ˈsɜrvɪkəl nɜrv/
- Specialized
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nervio cervical
- Injury to the cervical nerve can cause numbness in the arms and hands.
- cervical nerve branches
Examples
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The caudal branches communicate with branches of cervical nerves C2 and C3.
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And if he tilts his head up a little bit, that line is straight too, the line between trigeminal and the uppermost cervical nerve input.
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Previous communications with branches of cervical nerves have now become communications with the lesser occipital and transverse cervical nerves.
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Previous communications with branches of cervical nerves have now become communications with the lesser occipital and transverse cervical nerves.
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Previously established communications with branches of C2 and C3 have become communications with the greater auricular and transverse cervical nerves.
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At this time, the buccal, marginal mandibular, and cervical nerve branches approach the parotid primordium.
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If the cervical nerve is compressed, it can lead to pain in the neck and shoulders.
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The doctor explained that the cervical nerve plays a crucial role in hand movement.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'cervical' specifies the neck region and 'nerve' denotes a bundle of nerve fibers, so 'cervical nerve' straightforwardly means a nerve in the neck. This follows common medical naming patterns and has clear cognates across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Cervical nerve comes from the word cervical, which means 'neck', and nerve, which means a body 'cord' that sends 'messages'. These are the nerves that start in the neck part of the spine, so they control feeling and movement in the neck, shoulders and arms.