cervix Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
    neck.
    • he admired her long graceful neck
    • the horse won by a neck
  2. noun necklike opening to the uterus
    uterine cervix; cervix uteri.

WordNet

Cer"vix noun
Etymology
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Wordforms
plural E Cervixes L Cervices
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) The neck; also, the necklike portion of any part, as of the womb. See Illust. of Bird.

Webster 1913