Cervix
the neck, especially the back part.
any necklike part, especially the constricted lower end of the uterus.
noun (pl) cervixes, cervices (səˈvaɪsiːz)
the technical name for neck
any necklike part of an organ, esp the lower part of the uterus that extends into the vagina
n.
early 15c., “ligament in the neck,” from Latin cervix “the neck, nape of the neck,” from PIE *kerw-o-, from root *ker- (see horn (n.)). Applied to various neck-like structures of the body, especially that of the uterus (by 1702), where it is shortened from medical Latin cervix uteri (17c.). Sometimes in medical writing 18c.-19c. cervix of the uterus to distinguish it from the neck sense.
cervix cer·vix (sûr’vĭks)
n. pl. cer·vix·es or cer·vi·ces (sûr’vĭ-sēz’, sər-vī’sēz)
The neck.
See collum.
A neck-shaped anatomical structure, such as the narrow outer end of the uterus.
cervix
(sûr’vĭks)
A neck-shaped anatomical structure, especially the narrowed, lower end of the uterus that extends into the vagina.
cervix [(sur-viks)]
The narrow outer end of the uterus. A portion of the cervix extends into the vagina. (See reproductive systems.)
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