頚椎(けいつい)

けいつい
noun
cervical vertebrae; the neck bones
formalmedicalbody-internal
1. cervical vertebrae; neck spine
The seven vertebrae of the neck, at the top of the spinal column. Familiar to most people from injuries such as whiplash and from disc problems.
頚椎(けいつい)を痛(いた)めた。
I injured my neck vertebrae.
頚椎(けいつい)のレントゲンを撮(と)ってもらった。
I had an X-ray taken of my cervical spine.
事故(じこ)のあと手(て)のしびれが続(つづ)き、頚椎(けいつい)の異常(いじょう)が見(み)つかった。
The numbness in my hands continued after the accident, and a problem was found in my cervical spine.

Writing

Also written 頸椎(けいつい). 頸(けい) is the form used in medical writing, while 頚(けい) is the simplified variant common in everyday text; both are read けいつい.

Common collocations

  • 頚椎(けいつい)を痛(いた)める: to injure one's cervical spine
  • 頚椎(けいつい)損傷(そんしょう): cervical spine injury
  • 頚椎(けいつい)ヘルニア: cervical disc herniation
  • 頚椎(けいつい)ねんざ: neck sprain, whiplash

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 背骨(せぼね) (the backbone)
Compare: 腰椎(ようつい) (lumbar vertebrae)
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Added 2026.8.4 15:26 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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