cervix
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cervix
- /ˈsɜː.vɪks/ UK
- /ˈsɝ.vɪks/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin cervīx (“neck”), see below.
noun cervixes · cervices
- The neck. I put my hands on Madeleine's hot cheeks, making a prize cup of my hands and her cervix, and tilted her head to one side.
- The necklike portion of an organ or part of the body.
- The cervix uteri, or lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina. Screening involves taking a small sample of cells from the cervix and looking for high-risk HPV that could develop into cancer if left untreated.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: neck, uterine cervix, uterine, supravaginal, cervical, uterus, womb, throat, outlet, tie, collar, col, saddle, pass, capt, uneffaced
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noun lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
| Español | cérvix |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 자궁경 jagunggyeong |
| 日本語 | 子宮頸部 shikyū keibu |
| 中文 | 子宮頸 /子宫颈 zǐgōngjǐng |
| हिन्दी | ग्रीवा grīvā, गर्भाशयग्रीवा garbhāśyagrīvā |
| Kiswahili | seviksi |
| Português | cérvice, cérvix, colo do útero |
| Français | col de l'utérus |
| Deutsch | Cervix uteri, Cervix, Zervix, Gebärmutterhals |
| Italiano | cervice, collo dell'utero |
| Ελληνικά | τράχηλος tráchilos |
| Русский | ше́йка ма́тки šéjka mátki |
| العربية | عُنُق اَلرَّحِم ʕunuq ar-raḥim |
Talk about this word "cervix." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cervix. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cervix. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cervix "cervix." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cervix.Cite this
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title = {cervix},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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