cervix

Meaning

Noun

  • The neck
  • The necklike portion of any part, as of the womb.
  • The lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.

Origin

  • Borrowed from Latin cervÄ«x ("neck"), see below.

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