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Cervix

/ˈsɜː.vɪks/

The neck

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📖 Definitions of "Cervix"

noun

1
The neck
2
The necklike portion of any part, as of the womb.
3
The lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.

🔄 Synonyms of "Cervix"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
necknoun	(anatomy) The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
uterine cervixnoun	necklike opening to the uterus

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cervix"

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Word	Definition
necknoun	(anatomy) The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
uterine cervixnoun	necklike opening to the uterus
uterinenoun	A uterine sibling.
supravaginal	situated above the vagina
cervicalnoun	(anatomy) Ellipsis of cervical vertebra. [(anatomy) Any of the seven vertebrae of the neck.]
uterusnoun	(anatomy, countable) A reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth.
wombnoun	(anatomy) In female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus.
throatnoun	The front part of the neck.
outletnoun	A wall-mounted socket connected to an electrical power supply, at which current can be taken to run electrical devices.
tienoun	A knot; a fastening.
collarnoun	Clothes that encircle the neck.
colnoun	(geography) A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks.
saddlenoun	A seat for a rider, typically made of leather and raised in the front and rear, placed on the back of a horse or other animal, and secured by a strap around the animal's body.
passnoun	An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier such as a mountain range; a passageway; a defile; a ford.
captnoun	Abbreviation of captain. [A chief or leader.]
uneffaced	Not effaced.
stvnoun	Initialism of single transferable vote. [A multi-winner electoral system in which each voter casts a single vote in the form of a ranked ballot.]
locnoun	Line of Control
dilatesverb	(intransitive) To become wider or larger; to expand.
effacesverb	(transitive) To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.