cer·vix (sûr v ks)n. pl. cer·vix·es or cer·vi·ces (sûr v-s z , s r-v sz) 1. The neck. 2. A neck-shaped anatomical structure, such as the narrow outer end of the uterus. [Latin cerv x, neck; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
cervix [ˈsɜːvɪks]
n pl cervixes, cervices [səˈvaɪsiːz]
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the technical name for neck
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) any necklike part of an organ, esp the lower part of the uterus that extends into the vagina
[from Latin]
| cervix (sûrvks) A neck-shaped anatomical structure, especially the narrowed, lower end of the uterus that extends into the vagina. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  cervix - 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"body, organic structure, physical structure - the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" external body part - any body part visible externally dewlap - a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck thymus gland, thymus - a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age arteria carotis, carotid artery - either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta areteria cervicalis, cervical artery - an artery that supplies the muscles of the neck trachea, windpipe - membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi bull neck - a thick short powerful neck pharynx, throat - the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone cervical vertebra, neck bone - one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region musculus sternocleidomastoideus, sternocleido mastoideus, sternocleidomastoid, sternocleidomastoid muscle - one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head |
| 2. |  cervix - necklike opening to the uterus orifice, porta, opening - an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart" incompetent cervix - (obstetrics) uterine cervix that becomes dilated before term and without labor often resulting in miscarriage or premature birth |
Translations
cervix
n (of uterus) → Gebärmutterhals m
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