cervix
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3ADJ.
lower
VERB + CERVIX
dilated, hands
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from
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noun
The neck.
I put my hands on Madeleine's hot cheeks, making a prize cup of my hands and her cervix, and tilted her head to one side.
The necklike portion of an organ or part of the body.
The cervix uteri, or lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.
Screening involves taking a small sample of cells from the cervix and looking for high-risk HPV that could develop into cancer if left untreated.
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noun — the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the
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6I put my hands on Madeleine's hot cheeks, making a prize cup of my hands and her cervix, and tilted her head to one side.
WiktionaryScreening involves taking a small sample of cells from the cervix and looking for high-risk HPV that could develop into cancer if left untreated.
WiktionaryCervical cancer has nothing to do with cervical vertebrae. It's a cancer of the cervix.
Tatoeba · #2871102While most ectopic pregnancies occur in the Fallopian tube, it is also possible for them to occur in the ovaries, abdomen, or cervix.
Tatoeba · #3720360The cervix is the lower, narrower part of the uterus.
Tatoeba · #3720376How dilated is her cervix?
Tatoeba · #10310481