cervixes

Variant of cervix

cervix definition

cer·vix (sʉr′viks′)

noun pl. cervices cer·vi′·ces′ (sər vī′sēz′, sʉr′və-) or cervixes -·vixes

  1. the neck, esp. the back of the neck
  2. a necklike part, esp. of the uterus

Etymology: L, the neck

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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