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cervix

[sur-viks]

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noun, plural cer·vix·es, cer·vi·ces

[ser-vahy-seez, sur-vuh-seez] . Anatomy.

the neck, especially the back part.

any necklike part, especially the constricted lower end of the uterus.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin cervīx neck, nape, uterine cervix

Related forms

cer·vi·cal

[sur-vi-kuhl] , adjective

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The cervix is lined with glands and cells that release mucus.

If you're pregnant, your cervix would be closed up tight.

One improvement could be flexible rings that sit at the neck of the cervix and release microbicidal drugs for several weeks.

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The cervix is lined with glands and cells that release mucus.

If you're pregnant, your cervix would be closed up tight.

One improvement could be flexible rings that sit at the neck of the cervix and release microbicidal drugs for several weeks.

The pointed prongs at the end of the segments serve better to rip into the throat, the intestines or the cervix.

It's neither difficult nor prohibitively expensive nor dangerous to swab a cervix or perform a mammogram.

Cervical dysplasia refers to abnormal changes in the cells on the surface of the cervix that are seen underneath a microscope.

Tests have shown that this arrangement for illuminating the cervix is better than either a candle or an angle-poise lamp.

It uses a light and a low-powered microscope to make the cervix appear much larger.

Cervical polyps are small fingerlike growths originating from the mucosal surface of the cervix.

It is a cancer of the epithelial tissue of the cervix.

In a cervical punch biopsy, the cervix may be stained with iodine solution in order to see abnormalities better.

But some strains cause changes in the cells that line the cervix in some women.

Small sticks called laminaria are placed into the cervix to help it open.

Cervix cryosurgery is a surgical treatment to freeze and destroy abnormal tissue in the cervix.

The cervix dilates and the mannequin's pulse rises as a compressor pushes out a bouncing baby mannequin.

After a tissue sample confirmed that the remaining cervix was free of.

Internal structures include the uterus, ovaries and cervix.

Endocervical gram stain is a method of identifying bacteria on tissue from the cervix using a special series of stains.

Then, the health care provider will grasp the cervix with an instrument and lift it.

The resident gynecologist sewed radium to her cervix in an attempt to knock out the cancer that was killing her.

It provides early warnings of cellular changes in the cervix that are precursors for cancer and can be treated.

Cancers of the liver, stomach and cervix have all been linked to microbes, he knew.

Other viruses cause certain cancers of the liver and the cervix.

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World English Dictionary

cervix (ˈsɜːvɪks)

—n , pl cervixes, cervices
1.	the technical name for neck
2.	any necklike part of an organ, esp the lower part of the uterus that extends into the vagina

[C18: from Latin]

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Word Origin & History

cervix

1741, from L., lit. "the neck." Applied to various neck-like structures of the body, especially that of the uterus.

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Medical Dictionary

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.

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Science Dictionary

cervix (sûr'vĭks) Pronunciation Key
A neck-shaped anatomical structure, especially the narrowed, lower end of the uterus that extends into the vagina.

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Cultural Dictionary

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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