cervix

UK /ˈsɜː.vɪks/ US /ˈsɝ.vɪks/

noun 3

Definitions

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.

ADJ.

lower

VERB + CERVIX

dilated, hands

PREP.

from

noun — the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the

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.

Wiktionary

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.

Wiktionary

Cervical cancer has nothing to do with cervical vertebrae. It's a cancer of the cervix.

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While most ectopic pregnancies occur in the Fallopian tube, it is also possible for them to occur in the ovaries, abdomen, or cervix.

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The cervix is the lower, narrower part of the uterus.

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How dilated is her cervix?

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