Cervix meaning

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The neck.
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A neck-shaped anatomical structure, such as the narrow outer end of the uterus.
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The neck, esp. the back of the neck.
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A necklike part, esp. of the uterus.
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A neck-shaped anatomical structure, such as the narrow outer end of the uterus.
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The neck.
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A neck-shaped anatomical structure, especially the narrowed, lower end of the uterus that extends into the vagina.
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(anatomy) The neck.
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The necklike portion of any part, as of the womb.
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The lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.
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Origin of cervix

  • Latin cervīx neck ker-1 in Indo-European roots
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • From Latin cervīx (“neck”), see below.
    From Wiktionary

Cervix Sentence Examples

  • The apex leads into the canal of the cervix, but between the two there is a slight constriction known as the os uteri internum.

  • Some experts suggest that treatments for Candida, which involve the application of cream or a pessary directly into the vagina, may affect the pH of the vaginal canal and can also affect the transportation of sperm along the cervix.

  • The canal of the cervix is about an inch long, and is spindle-shaped when looked at from in front; its anterior and posterior walls are in contact, and its lining mucous membrane is raised into a pattern which, from its likeness to a cypress twig, is called the arbor vitae.

  • Cavity of body Cavity of cervix elevation in front of the pubic bones caused by a mass of fibrofatty tissue; the skin over it is covered by hair in the adult.

  • adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix in East Anglia.

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