cervix

(Engels)

1. The neck.
2. The necklike portion of an organ or part of the body.
3. (specifically) The cervix uteri, or lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈsɜː.vɪks/

Etimologie (Engels)

Borrowed from Latin cervīx (“neck”), see below.

Sinonieme

neck

uterine cervix

cervix uteri

nape

throat

nape of the neck

collum

cervical os

neck of the uterus