cervix
The neckThe neck.
» The cervix is the lower, narrower part of the uterus.
Meaning
3 sensesThe neck.
The necklike portion of an organ or part of the body.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
(specifically)The cervix uteri, or lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.
Cervix uteri, Cervix, Zervix
ше́йка ма́ткиšéjka mátki
Examples
4 sentencesThe cervix is the lower, narrower part of the uterus.
How dilated is her cervix?
She's having contractions. How dilated is her cervix?
Cervical cancer has nothing to do with cervical vertebrae. It's a cancer of the cervix.
deDas Zervikalkarzinom hat nichts mit den Zervikalwirbeln zu tun. Es ist ein Krebs des Gebärmutterhalses.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin cervīx (“neck”), see below.Borrowed from Latin cervīx (“neck”), see below.
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Forms
plural: cervixes / cervicesSynonyms
3 synonyms- necklike opening to the uterus:uterine cervixcervix uteri
- the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body:neck