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Cervix Common

Cervix has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

"he admired her long graceful neck"

"the horse won by a neck"

2

necklike opening to the uterus

"The doctor explained that a cervix is simply the narrow, necklike opening connecting the uterus to the vagina."

3

The neck

"The doctor explained that during childbirth, your cervix must dilate to allow the baby to pass through."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
external body part orifice
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
bull neck incompetent cervix
Rhyming Words
exocervix endocervix ectocervix uterine cervix incompetent cervix
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