CERVIX UTERI

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Necklike opening to the uterus

Synonyms:

cervix; cervix uteri; uterine cervix

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("cervix uteri" 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 uteri"):

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

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

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