trachel-, trachelo- +
(Greek: neck, throat, cervix)
Here is a special article about the
Neck and Throat.
endotrachelitis
Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the cervix uteri (neck of the uterus); also endocervicitis.
hematotrachelos
An obsolete term for distention of the neck of the uterus with accumulated blood.
hysterotrachelectomy
Removal of the neck of the uterus.
hysterotracheloplasty
Plastic surgery of the neck of the uterus.
hysterotrachelorrhaphy
Surgical repair of a lacerated neck of the uterus.
hysterotrachelotomy
Incision of the neck of the uterus.
laparotrachelotomy
A low cervical cesarean section.
schistotrachelus
A fetus with a fissure (channel or long hollow) of the neck
trachelagra
A gouty or rheumatic affection of the muscles of the neck, producing torticollis (a contraction, often spasmodic, of the muscles of the neck, chiefly those supplied by the spinal accessory nerve; the head is drawn to one side and usually rotated so that the chin points to the other side).
trachelectomy
Surgical removal of the neck of the uterus.
trachelematoma
A hematoma of the neck.
trachelian
An archaic term for cervical.
trachelism, trachelismus
A bending backward of the neck, such as sometimes ushers in an epileptic attack; literally, "a seizing by the throat".
trachelitis
Inflammation of the cervix uteri [neck of the uterus]; also, cervicitis.
trachelocele
Hernial protrusion of the tracheal mucous membrane.
Cross references related to "neck, throat" word families:
cervic-;
coll-;
esophag-;
guttur-;
laryng-;
nuch-.
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