English Explanatory Dictionary

cervix

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The neck.
  2. The necklike portion of an organ or part of the body.
  3. The cervix uteri, or lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɜː.vɪks/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cervix.wav /ˈsɝ.vɪks/

Word forms

cervix cervixes cervices

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cervīx (“neck”), see below.

Derived words

cervical cervicalgia cervicectomy cervicitis cervix uteri ectocervix endocervix exocervix neocervix paracervix retrocervix
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