Word forms: plural cervixes, plural cervices (səʳvaɪsiːz)
countable noun
The cervix is the entrance to the womb.
[medicine]
cervix in British English
(ˈsɜːvɪks)
nounWord forms: pluralcervixes or cervices (səˈvaɪsiːz)
1. the technical name for neck
2.
any necklike part of an organ, esp the lower part of the uterus that extends into the vagina
Word origin
C18: from Latin
cervix in American English
(ˈsɜrˌvɪks)
nounWord forms: pluralcerˈviˌces (sərˈvaɪˌsiz; ˈsɜrvəsiz) or ˈcervixes
1.
the neck, esp. the back of the neck
2.
a necklike part, esp. of the uterus
Word origin
L, the neck
Examples of 'cervix' in a sentence
cervix
Smoking is strongly linked with cancer of the cervix.
Westcott, Patsy Alternative Health Care for Women (1991)
Problems affecting the cervix and uterus.
Westcott, Patsy Alternative Health Care for Women (1991)
You know about ovary, womb and cervix cancer.
The Sun (2012)
Total hysterectomy - the womb and cervix are removed.
The Sun (2009)
One in 10 female cancers diagnosed worldwide are cancers of the cervix.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Cancer of the cervix is very rare in under 25s.
The Sun (2008)
Cancer of the cervix is common, especially in young women.
The Sun (2009)
Cancer of the womb, cervix or ovary needs urgent treatment and in many cases hysterectomy is absolutely vital.
The Sun (2007)
Cancer of the cervix is very rare below this age, whereas false alarms from these smears are very common.
The Sun (2014)
It is known that the association between the virus and cancer of the cervix is ten times stronger than the association between cigarette smoking and lung cancer.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
THE screening programme means cervix cancer is usually picked up much earlier, when it is relatively easy to treat.
The Sun (2008)
Effects: Some strains can lead to cancer of the cervix in women.
The Sun (2008)
She had cancer of the cervix which has spread to her bowel, liver, groin and brain.
The Sun (2009)
Not so women - womb cancer is more common than cancers of the ovary and cervix, andmelanoma.
The Sun (2011)
IT is unusual for cancer of the cervix to spread so quickly, and if it has reached the liver that would be very bad news.