cervix

noun

cer·vix | \ ˈsər-viks

plural cervices\ ˈsər-və-ˌsēz

, (ˌ)sər-ˈvī-(ˌ)sēz \ or cervixes

Definition of cervix

1 : neck especially : the back part of the neck

2 : a constricted portion of an organ or part especially : the narrow outer end of the uterus

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These allowed him to measure the electrical voltage gradient between the cervix and the ventral abdominal wall. — Sally Adee, Quartz, "Our bodies are full of electricity that could help us fight cancer," 30 May 2019 In medical terms, a cervical biopsy sounds sterile and unassuming: a doctor takes a tissue sample from your cervix to test for cancerous cells. — Rachael Brennan, Glamour, "I Wish I’d Gotten the HPV Vaccine," 14 May 2019 Urethritis, cervicitis, and proctitis These conditions involve irritation of the urethra, cervix, and rectum, respectively. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "What the Hell Is a Sitz Bath? (And Why Would You Take One?)," 14 Mar. 2019 Like all IUDs, the copper version has little fishing wire-esque strings that hang down through your cervix. — Korin Miller, SELF, "13 Things You Absolutely Should Know Before Getting the Copper IUD," 20 July 2018 Once the speculum is in place, your doctor will use a swab to collect some cells from your cervix and send them to the lab. — Kara Wahlgren, Seventeen, "Does A Pap Smear Hurt?!," 29 Jan. 2019 One of her four embryos actually poked its head out of her cervix and then retreated back inside. — Jill Kiedaisch, Popular Mechanics, "Some Unborn Sharks Swim from Uterus to Uterus Inside Their Mom," 7 Jan. 2019 That's because the rectum can suck things inside the body like a vacuum (unlike the vaginal canal, which ends with the cervix). — Zoë Ligon, Allure, "9 Things You Need to Know Before You Have Anal," 5 Nov. 2018 These included cancers of the colon and rectum (which fell by an average of 1.7% per year), ovaries (1.6%), lung and bronchus (1.2%), cervix (1%), bladder (0.8%), brain and nervous system (0.7%) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (0.4%). — Karen Kaplan, latimes.com, "The death rate from cancer is falling for American men, women and children of all backgrounds," 22 May 2018

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