cervix

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: cer=vix

CIDE DICTIONARY

cervix, n. [L.].

 The neck; also, the necklike portion of any part, as of the womb. See Illust. of Bird.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

cervix, n. (pl. cervices) Anat.
1 the neck.
2 any necklike structure, esp. the neck of the womb.

Etymology

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THESAURUS

cervix

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