Associations to the word «Cervix»

Wiktionary

CERVIX, noun. (anatomy) The neck
CERVIX, noun. The necklike portion of any part, as of the womb.
CERVIX, noun. The lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.
CERVIX UTERI, noun. The neck of the womb; the uterine cervix.

Dictionary definition

CERVIX, noun. The part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck"; "the horse won by a neck".
CERVIX, noun. Necklike opening to the uterus.

Wise words

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