cervix
pronunciation
How to pronounce cervix in British English:
UK [ˈsɜ:vɪks]
How to pronounce cervix in American English:
US [ˈsɜrvɪks]
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- Noun:
- the part of an organism that connects the head to the rest of the body
- necklike opening to the uterus
Word Origin
- cervix (n.)
- early 15c., "ligament in the neck," from Latin cervix "the neck, nape of the neck," from PIE *kerw-o-, from root *ker- (1) "horn, head" (see horn (n.)). Applied to various neck-like structures of the body, especially that of the uterus (by 1702), where it is shortened from medical Latin cervix uteri (17c.). Sometimes in medical writing 18c.-19c. cervix of the uterus to distinguish it from the neck sense.
Example
- 1. Vaginal toys cannot go too far astray , thanks to women 's bumper-top cervix .
- 2. One woman had a catheter and wire inserted in her cervix .
- 3. These tests can find precancerous changes in the cervix so they can be treated before they turn into cancer .
- 4. From 2007 to 2010 , researchers recruited 385 pregnant women with a short cervix from five hospitals in spain .
- 5. If your cervix is ripe enough but contractions have not begun , the induction process continues .