Complete Definition of "cervix"

see|cérvix
English

Noun
rfc-level|Noun at L4+ not in L3 POS section
cervix (plural: cervices or, by some considered incorrect, cervixes)

  1. anatomy The neck; also, the necklike portion of any part, as of the womb.
  2. the lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.

Translations
trans-top|The neck; also, the necklike portion of any part, as of the womb
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|the lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
Finnish: kohdunkaula
trans-mid
trans-bottom

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ttbc|Italian: cervice f
mid

Derived terms
cervical

Category:English nouns with irregular plurals

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