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cer⋅vix
[sur-viks] 
–noun, plural cer⋅vix⋅es, cer⋅vi⋅ces [ser-vahy-seez, sur-vuh-seez] . Anatomy.
[ser-vahy-seez, sur-vuh-seez] . Anatomy. | 1. | the neck, esp. the back part. |
| 2. | any necklike part, esp. the constricted lower end of the uterus. |
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L cervīx neck, nape, uterine cervix
1375–1425; late ME < L cervīx neck, nape, uterine cervix
Related forms:
cer⋅vi⋅cal [sur-vi-kuhl] , adjective
[sur-vi-kuhl] , adjective
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| cer·vix (sûr'vĭks) n. pl. cer·vix·es or cer·vi·ces (sûr'vĭ-sēz', sər-vī'sēz)
[Latin cervīx, neck; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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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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cervix
1741, from L., lit. "the neck." Applied to various neck-like structures of the body, especially that of the uterus.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: cer·vix
Pronunciation: 's&r-viks
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cer·vi·ces /-v&-"sEz,"s&r-'vI-(")sEz/ or cervixes
1 : NECK 1a; especially : the back partof the neck
2 : a constricted portion of an organ or part: as a : the narrow lower or outer end of the uterus b : the constricted cementoenameljunction on a tooth
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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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| 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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