CERVIX

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected form: cervices

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Necklike opening to the uterus

Synonyms:

cervix; cervix uteri; uterine cervix

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("cervix" is a kind of...):

opening; orifice; porta (an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cervix"):

incompetent cervix ((obstetrics) uterine cervix that becomes dilated before term and without labor often resulting in miscarriage or premature birth)

Holonyms ("cervix" is a part of...):

uterus; womb (a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus)

Derivation:

cervical (of or relating to the cervix of the uterus)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Example:

the horse won by a neck

Synonyms:

cervix; neck

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("cervix" is a kind of...):

external body part (any body part visible externally)

Meronyms (parts of "cervix"):

dewlap (a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck)

thymus; thymus gland (a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age)

arteria carotis; carotid artery (either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta)

areteria cervicalis; cervical artery (an artery that supplies the muscles of the neck)

jugular; jugular vein; vena jugularis (veins in the neck that return blood from the head)

trachea; windpipe (membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi)

nape; nucha; scruff (the back side of the neck)

pharynx; throat (the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone)

cervical vertebra; neck bone (one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region)

musculus sternocleidomastoideus; sternocleido mastoideus; sternocleidomastoid; sternocleidomastoid muscle (one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cervix"):

bull neck (a thick short powerful neck)

Holonyms ("cervix" is a part of...):

body; organic structure (the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being))

Derivation:

cervical (relating to or associated with the neck)

Credits

Context examples:

Surgery to remove the uterus, but not the cervix.

(Partial hysterectomy, NCI Dictionary)

Any pelvic infection involving the upper female genital tract beyond the cervix.

(Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Food and Drug Administration)

A polypoid lesion that arises from the cervix and contains mucus.

(Mucous Polyp of Cervix, NCI Thesaurus)

Factors that may contribute to miscarriage include: • A genetic problem with the fetus • Problems with the uterus or cervix • Polycystic ovary syndrome

(Miscarriage, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

A carcinoma that has spread to the cervix from another anatomic site.

(Metastatic Carcinoma to the Uterine Cervix, NCI Thesaurus)

A malignant neoplasm that has spread to the cervix from another anatomic site.

(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Cervix, NCI Thesaurus)

Abnormal cells from the outer walls of the cervix (the lower, narrow end of the uterus).

(Atypical Squamous Cell of Undetermined Significance, NCI Dictionary)

A term used to describe abnormal cells that come from inside the cervix or from the lining of the uterus.

(Atypical Glandular Cell, NCI Dictionary)

The glandular cells come from the inner part of the cervix or the lining of the uterus.

(AGC, NCI Dictionary)

Similarly, treatment with vesicles reduced HIV infection in human lymph and uterine cervix and vaginal tissues.