cervical cancer

noun

A type of cancer of the cervix of the uterus which can afflict some female mammals including humans. The term usually does not refer to cancer of the neck or other parts of the anatomy which use the term cervix.

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Meanings

nouncervical cancer (countable and uncountable, plural cervical cancers)

plural cervical cancers

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA type of cancer of the cervix of the uterus which can afflict some female mammals including humans. The term usually does not refer to cancer of the neck or other parts of the anatomy which use the term cervix.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cervicocarcinoma

Translations

Afrikaans servikale kanker
  • servikale kankercancer of the cervix
Chinese Mandarin 子宮頸癌 /子宫颈癌
  • 子宮頸癌 /子宫颈癌 (zǐgōngjǐng'ái)cancer of the cervix
Czech karcinom děložního hrdla, karcinom děložního čípku
  • karcinom děložního hrdlacancer of the cervix
  • karcinom děložního čípkucancer of the cervix
Danish livmoderhalskræft
  • livmoderhalskræftcancer of the cervix
Dutch baarmoederhalskanker
  • baarmoederhalskankercancer of the cervix
Finnish kohdunkaulansyöpä
  • kohdunkaulansyöpäcancer of the cervix
French cancer cervical, cancer du col de l'utérus
  • cancer cervicalcancer of the cervix
  • cancer du col de l'utéruscancer of the cervix
  • cancer du col utérincancer of the cervix
German Gebärmutterhalskrebs, Kollumkarzinom
  • Gebärmutterhalskrebscancer of the cervix
  • Kollumkarzinomcancer of the cervix
  • Zervixkarzinomcancer of the cervix
Hungarian méhnyakrák
  • méhnyakrákcancer of the cervix
Icelandic leghálskrabbamein
  • leghálskrabbameincancer of the cervix
Indonesian kanker leher rahim
  • kanker leher rahimcancer of the cervix
Irish ailse cheirbheacs
  • ailse cheirbheacscancer of the cervix
Japanese 子宮頸癌
  • 子宮頸癌 (shikyūkeigan)cancer of the cervix
Latin carcinoma cervicis uteri
  • carcinoma cervicis utericancer of the cervix
Malay barah pangkal rahim
  • barah pangkal rahimcancer of the cervix
Norwegian Bokmål livmorhalskreft
  • livmorhalskreftcancer of the cervix
Polish rak szyjki macicy
  • rak szyjki macicycancer of the cervix
Portuguese câncer cervical, cancro cervical
  • câncer cervicalcancer of the cervix
  • cancro cervicalcancer of the cervix
Romanian cancer cervical, cancer de col uterin
  • cancer cervicalcancer of the cervix
  • cancer de col uterincancer of the cervix
Russian рак ше́йки ма́тки
  • рак ше́йки ма́тки (rak šéjki mátki)cancer of the cervix
Spanish cáncer cervical
  • cáncer cervicalcancer of the cervix
Swahili saratani ya mlango wa kizazi, kansa ya mlango wa kizazi
  • saratani ya mlango wa kizazicancer of the cervix
  • kansa ya mlango wa kizazicancer of the cervix
Swedish livmoderhalscancer, cervixcancer
  • livmoderhalscancercancer of the cervix
  • cervixcancercancer of the cervix
Turkish rahim ağzı kanseri, servikal kanser
  • rahim ağzı kansericancer of the cervix
  • servikal kansercancer of the cervix
  • serviks kansericancer of the cervix
Cite this entry
APA

cervical cancer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cervical%20cancer

MLA

“cervical cancer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cervical%20cancer. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cervical cancer,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cervical%20cancer.

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