cervix

cer·vix

C0216500 (sûr′vĭks)n. pl. cer·vix·es or cer·vi·ces (sûr′vĭ-sēz′, sər-vī′sēz) 1. A neck-shaped anatomical structure, such as the narrow outer end of the uterus.2. The neck.

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[Latin cervīx, neck; see ker- in Indo-European roots.]

cervix

(ˈsɜːvɪks) n, pl cervixes or cervices (səˈvaɪsiːz) 1. (Anatomy) the technical name for neck2. (Anatomy) any necklike part of an organ, esp the lower part of the uterus that extends into the vagina[C18: from Latin]

cer•vix

(ˈsɜr vɪks)

n., pl. cer•vix•es, cer•vi•ces (ˈsɜr vəˌsiz, sərˈvaɪ siz) 1. the neck, esp. the back part. 2. any necklike part, esp. the constricted lower end of the uterus. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin cervīx, s. cervīc- neck, nape, uterine cervix]

cer·vix

(sûr′vĭks) The narrowed, lower end of the uterus, extending into the vagina.

cervix

A neck, especially the neck of the uterus where it opens into the vagina.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cervix - the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck"; "the horse won by a neck"neckbody, organic structure, physical structure - the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"external body part - any body part visible externallydewlap - a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neckthymus gland, thymus - a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with agearteria carotis, carotid artery - either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aortaareteria cervicalis, cervical artery - an artery that supplies the muscles of the neckjugular, jugular vein, vena jugularis - veins in the neck that return blood from the headtrachea, windpipe - membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchibull neck - a thick short powerful necknape, nucha, scruff - the back side of the neckpharynx, throat - the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbonecervical vertebra, neck bone - one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck regionmusculus sternocleidomastoideus, sternocleido mastoideus, sternocleidomastoid, sternocleidomastoid muscle - one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head
	2.	cervix - necklike opening to the uterus cervix uteri, uterine cervixorifice, porta, opening - an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"incompetent cervix - (obstetrics) uterine cervix that becomes dilated before term and without labor often resulting in miscarriage or premature birthuterus, womb - a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus

Translations

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