- segmenta cervicalia [1–8]
- the eight cervical segments; in official terminology the term is considered an alternative to pars cervicalis medullae spinalis (q.v.).
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
segmentum — SYN: segment (1). [L. segment] s. A1 arteriae cerebri anterioris precommunicating part of anterior cerebral artery. s. A2 arteriae cerebri anterioris postcommunicating part of anterior cerebral artery. s. anterius [TA] SYN: anterior segment. s.… … Medical dictionary
part — A portion. SYN: pars [TA]. abdominal p. of aorta SYN: abdominal aorta. abdominal p. of esophagus [TA] the portion of the esophagus from where it passes through the diaphragm to the stomach. See … Medical dictionary
pars cervicalis medullae spinalis — [TA] cervical part of spinal cord: the part of the cord that is within the cervical part of the vertebral canal and gives rise to the eight pairs of cervical spinal nerves (segmenta cervicalia medullae spinalis [1–8]) … Medical dictionary