颈椎

Traditional form:

頸椎

Pinyin (reading):

jǐngzhuī

Definitions:

• cervical vertebra
• the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals

Characters:

• 颈 - neck, throat
• 椎 - spine, vertebra; hammer, mallet

Traditional characters:

• 頸 - neck, throat
• 椎 - spine, vertebra; hammer, mallet