cervix

American  

[sur-viks] / ˈsɜr vɪks /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

cervixes, cervices

1. the neck, especially the back part.

2. any necklike part, especially the constricted lower end of the uterus.

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cervix British  

/ ˈsɜːvɪks /

noun

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

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cervix Scientific  

/ sûr′vĭks /

1. A neck-shaped anatomical structure, especially the narrowed, lower end of the uterus that extends into the vagina.

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cervix Cultural  

1. The narrow outer end of the uterus. A portion of the cervix extends into the vagina. (See reproductive systems.)

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Other Word Forms

• cervical
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of cervix

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin cervīx “neck, nape, uterine cervix”

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Example Sentences

But while HPV has been extensively studied in women, its prevalence is less well understood in men, says Joseph Monsonego of the Institute of the Cervix in Paris, writing in the same Lancet issue.

From US News • Mar. 1, 2011

The body of the womb gradually becomes narrower from the fundus to the Cervix.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

Cervix: the upper part of the neck; = crag: in Diptera; that part of the occiput lying over the junction of the head, i.e. between the vertex and neck.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

From a Torn Cervix, the discharge is thick and mucus-like in character.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

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