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cer·vix — … Useful english dictionary
vix — cer·vix; chen·e·vix·ite; vix·en·ish; vix·en; vix·en·ish·ly; vix·en·ish·ness; … English syllables
cervix — cer·vix … English syllables
cervix — cer•vix [[t]ˈsɜr vɪks[/t]] n. pl. cer•vix•es, cer•vi•ces [[t]ˈsɜr vəˌsiz, sərˈvaɪ siz[/t]] 1) anat. the neck, esp. the back part 2) anat. any necklike part, esp. the constricted lower end of the uterus • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < Lcervīx … From formal English to slang
cèrvix — cèr|vix Mot Pla Nom femení … Diccionari Català-Català
cervix — cer|vix [ˈsə:vıks US ˈsə:r ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: neck ] the narrow passage into a woman s ↑uterus … Dictionary of contemporary English
Cervix — Cer|vix [ tsɛrviks] die; , ...ices [...tse:s] <aus lat. cervix »Nacken, Hals«>: a) Hals, Nacken; b) halsförmiger Abschnitt eines Organs, z. B. der Gebärmutter (Anat.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
cervix — cer|vix [ sɜrvıks ] noun count the entrance to the WOMB (=the part of a woman s body where a baby can grow) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Cervix — The cervix is the lower, narrow part of the uterus (womb). The uterus, a hollow, pear shaped organ, is located in a woman s lower abdomen, between the bladder and the rectum. The cervix forms a canal that opens into the vagina, which leads to the … Medical dictionary
endocervix — The mucous membrane of the cervical canal. * * * en·do·cer·vix sər viks n, pl vi·ces və .sēz the epithelial and glandular lining of the uterine cervix * * * n. the mucous membrane (endometrium) lining the cervix (ne … Medical dictionary
